[TriPython] Help me ship laptops to Guatemala!

[Rex Dwyer]

Dear TriPython members,

I recently retired from my position at Metabolon, and I’m currently
spending 10-15 hr/wk working as a board member of a small local nonprofit,
the Guatemalan Student Support Group.  (www.gssg-usa.org) We provide
scholarships to 25-30 Mayan university students in Guatemala. (They are
mainly in Alta Verapaz, which is perhaps the poorest region in a poor
country.)  Our graduates have become nurses, teachers, and lawyers, and
recently our first physician completed his studies.

We also provide some support to a middle/high school, Instituto Maya
Comunitario K’amolb’e.  https://www.facebook.com/imackamolbe/

Metabolon was kind enough to donate 23 recently retired laptops to help
respond to a request to rebuild IMaCK’s computer lab.

Our challenge now is shipping.  It appears that we can ship 10-12 laptops
by FedEx for $780, or about $75 each.  So, I’m asking if you are willing to
send a computer to the school for Christmas, or maybe just the keyboard or
screen :)  If so, you can click on the “donate” button on our website, then
“Educational Programs”, and then choose “school supplies” from the drop
down menu.  If TriPython members can fund half the $780, we’ll acknowledge
the group along with Metabolon in our social media posts and newsletters.
I expect to work with Metabolon on their publicity, and I will ask that
TriPython be included in that, too.  And of course, we’ll give you a tax
receipt.  And we'll be extremely grateful.

Kris Kringle Kalloway has already put in some seed money to inspire you, so
thank you Chris!

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Rex

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Rex A. Dwyer
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   Dear TriPython members,

   I recently retired from my position at Metabolon, and I’m currently
   spending 10-15 hr/wk working as a board member of a small local nonprofit,
   the Guatemalan Student Support Group.  ([1]www.gssg-usa.org) We provide
   scholarships to 25-30 Mayan university students in Guatemala. (They are
   mainly in Alta Verapaz, which is perhaps the poorest region in a poor
   country.)  Our graduates have become nurses, teachers, and lawyers, and
   recently our first physician completed his studies. 

   We also provide some support to a middle/high school, Instituto Maya
   Comunitario K’amolb’e.  [2]https://www.facebook.com/imackamolbe/

   Metabolon was kind enough to donate 23 recently retired laptops to help
   respond to a request to rebuild IMaCK’s computer lab.

   Our challenge now is shipping.  It appears that we can ship 10-12 laptops
   by FedEx for $780, or about $75 each.  So, I’m asking if you are willing
   to send a computer to the school for Christmas, or maybe just the keyboard
   or screen :)  If so, you can click on the “donate” button on our website,
   then “Educational Programs”, and then choose “school supplies” from the
   drop down menu.  If TriPython members can fund half the $780, we’ll
   acknowledge the group along with Metabolon in our social media posts and
   newsletters.  I expect to work with Metabolon on their publicity, and I
   will ask that TriPython be included in that, too.  And of course, we’ll
   give you a tax receipt.  And we'll be extremely grateful.

   Kris Kringle Kalloway has already put in some seed money to inspire you,
   so thank you Chris! 

   If you have any questions, please contact me.

   Rex

   --
   Rex A. Dwyer

References

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   1. http://www.gssg-usa.org/
   2. https://www.facebook.com/imackamolbe/