[luau] Looking for school LTSP project

R. Scott Belford scott at macdrake.belford.net
Tue May 28 17:21:01 PDT 2002


On Tuesday 28 May 2002 10:45, you wrote:

> Anther clause states:
> "(c) Each agency shall, to the extent permitted by law and where
> appropriate, identify educationally useful Federal equipment that it no
> longer needs and transfer it to a school or nonprofit organization by:"
>
> Soo, if we can find a rep from any nonprofit organization to sign for the
> equipment I think we can do this.  I think we could legally give the
> equipment to a private school but if the main custodian doesn't agree I
> can't argue.  Is LUAU an official non profit org?  Instead of getting each
> school to sign for equipment it would be great if we could transfer
> equipment to a nonprofit org, who turns around and gives the equipment to
> schools.

For starters, Charlie AhSing here in Kailua represents a non-profit 
organization.  He has space at his Church's facility that he is turnining in 
to a computer lab.  The idea is to have the lab open as a Community center 
for Seniors and youths.  I am going to meet with him at 2 today.  This sounds 
quite credible.  I have to make certain that the lab would be open to the 
public and not restricted to parisioners.  I can't imagine that it would be 
closed.  This is a model that will likely repeat itself: a Church deciding to 
enable its members and community by creating lab space for them to get 
comfortable with computers.  Hopefully the non-profit, community focused 
elements will meet the military's requirements.  Just a few installations 
like this will create enough awareness for schools to want to be involved.

Charlie also said that he has wanted to start a non-profit to serve as a 
clearing house for this very thing.  He may have some valuable contacts.  
I'll update the list later

scott




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