CLUB SEEKS MENTORS IN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.Byline: Douglas Clark
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``It's a great opportunity to learn a skill that can get them a job,'' White said. White said the program was developed because the club's six computers could not accommodate the needs of students who attend an after-school program. ``Every day they run to those computers to get their homework done. And we don't have enough to go around,'' she said. White said the club is now renovating a hallway in the clubhouse where an expanded computer lab will be sited. She hopes about 30 terminals will eventually be installed. Jacquie Richardson, a Kiwanis Club official who wrote the grant proposal and helped create the program, said the First Byte Techno Mentor Program is important because schools alone will not be able to answer the technological needs of every student. ``I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. how many millions of dollars we pour into the schools for technology, we're not going to get there fast enough,'' she said. Local businesses that would like to donate a computer to the program may leave the hardware at the Computer Business Center at 2139 Tapo Street. ``Each computer will have a sticker applied which has the donor's name along with a phone number to call if there are any malfunctions,'' said Richardson. Also, anyone who would like to donate educational software, such as Encarta and Math Blaster, can call the Boys & Girls Club at 527-4437. |
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