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http://www.eggxpert.com/blogs/archive/archive/2007/11/21/computer-tree.aspx It would be cool if we could pool our supplies into one big donation, once this takes off. "The following is a proposal only, and nothing is finalized or concrete until EggXpert can obtain approval, guidelines and disclaimers from our Legal department. Still, we are eager to help out and hope for more information soon, especially in regard to the roles that our community and Newegg will play. Be sure to keep an eye on the forums as we continue working out the exact details in the coming weeks. This idea and draft (albeit with some details edited out as of right now) originated with root and IamHydrogen, and the inspiration was a result of the good will in this thread. Draft#1: Subject: EVERYONE READ: Computer Tree ATTENTION ALL GUILTY PEOPLE! Do you feel guilty about something, or just want to help someone less fortunate this holiday season? Today is your lucky day. We are hosting the first annual Computer Tree event! What is the Computer Tree? Similar to the Angel Tree, the proposed project would involve building machines for those less fortunate. Tons of people have spare (working) parts lying around that could be used towards a Frankenstein computer. While not powerful, these machines would be a working computer for people who can't afford one. How can I help? If approved, we would need donations. Lots of donations! Whether it's 5 dollars, an old 5GB hard drive, or a legit copy of windows XP, we can use it! If you have any spare parts (or money) that you are willing to donate for a good cause, please keep this in mind. More details will be released in the near future. We have a number of builders that will be building these machines and the bigger the inventory, the more machines we can build! I know someone who could really use a computer ... If you know of someone close to you that you feel could really use a computer, you'll have an opportunity to let us know and tell us why you think so. Remember, this would be for those out there who do not have a computer and could really benefit from one. Please know that you would be required to give us your physical shipping address (no PO Boxes) as well as the person you have in mind. We will also be publishing your story to the community, so they know who they helped and why they did it. If you have a camera and could record the 'unveiling' of the computer to the recipient, even better! We hope to make this a learning experience for our community as well. So, as we begin to build these machines, we will be documenting all of the builds, step by step, from start to finish and publishing our work to the site. " -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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