Help out Goodwill

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Mon Sep 22 23:41:08 1997

Sam Ismail wrote:

> I've heard that Goodwills take all the computer junk and auction it off.
> I never, ever find any computer stuff at Goodwills or Salvation Army's.
> I used to find stuff at the Salvation Army, and occasionally find some
> software (found an MSX cassette of all things at one recently) but never
> any hardware.

A friend of mine gave me a really good idea. In our area Goodwill does
auction off a bunch of stuff every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:30AM.
The idea is to go in and help them to work on the computers. This
accomplishes a number of things. 1) It can help train some of the people
they are trying to help. 2) Fixed machines are worth more money hence a
larger income for Goodwill. 3) If we are helping, we will most likely have
the opportunity to see what is coming in and thus might be able to salvage
some classic machines!
Received on Mon Sep 22 1997 - 23:41:08 BST