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Ken Thomas
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336-455-3619
Lenoir, Caldwell Co. Nonprofit Receives Award for Technological Upgrades
(CALDWELL COUNTY/LENOIR, N.C.) – Feb. 16, 2009 – Free Internet access and computers are now available to those in Caldwell County who are in need of a helping hand. The Shelter Home of Caldwell County, a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of domestic violence and sexual assault victims, received a Google Community Grant of $12,000 from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund at Tides Foundation. The Google Community Grant was used to acquire 10 computer systems, two printers and network equipment.
The new hardware was purchased from Lenoir-based ComputerScope (www.computerscope.com) and Google data center employees Don Dresser, Enoch Moeller and Nicholas Snowden installed the systems.
Shelter Home’s Executive Director Melissa Teague explained that seven of the new systems replaced obsolete and incompatible computers that were being used by the shelter’s staff, and three are being used to provide basic computer training to residents of the shelter.
“These systems will help make our staff much more efficient in the future - but we’re especially excited to be able to provide, for the first time, the benefits of Internet access to our clients," said Teague. "This opens opportunities for job training, educational advancement and house hunting for our clients as they work to build a new life.”
Ken Thomas, a member of Shelter Home’s Board of Directors, explains “We are also exploring ways that Shelter Home can use some of Google’s other offerings, such as Google Applications and applying for Google AdWords. When we launch our new Web site, we think it could be a good product to increase our organization’s exposure in our education, recruiting and fundraising efforts."
Caldwell County resident Tom Jacobik, Google's Operation Manager for North Carolina, adds "Through the Google Community Grants Program, local nonprofits like Shelter Home of Caldwell County, can benefit from the technical know-how of our data center employees. We are committed to helping to address the needs of our local community that supports our data center."
The Google Community Grant comes from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund at Tides Foundation, which offers donor-advised funds and other grantmaking vehicles, as well as professional philanthropic advice.
For more information about the Google Community Grants Program, go to www.google.com/lenoir and visit the "Community Outreach" page. Interested parties can submit an online application through this Web page on or before the first day of each quarter (January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1). All grant applications must be submitted online.
Attached Photo: Press Release Photo - SHCC-07FEB09.jpg
Photo Caption: From left to right - Google volunteers Don Dresser, Nicholas Snowden and Enoch Moeller are pictured with Melissa Teague, executive director of the Shelter Home of Caldwell County.
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Ken Thomas
KennethDThomas@Gmail.com
336-455-3619
Lenoir, Caldwell Co. Nonprofit Receives Award for Technological Upgrades
(CALDWELL COUNTY/LENOIR, N.C.) – Feb. 16, 2009 – Free Internet access and computers are now available to those in Caldwell County who are in need of a helping hand. The Shelter Home of Caldwell County, a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of domestic violence and sexual assault victims, received a Google Community Grant of $12,000 from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund at Tides Foundation. The Google Community Grant was used to acquire 10 computer systems, two printers and network equipment.
The new hardware was purchased from Lenoir-based ComputerScope (www.computerscope.com) and Google data center employees Don Dresser, Enoch Moeller and Nicholas Snowden installed the systems.
Shelter Home’s Executive Director Melissa Teague explained that seven of the new systems replaced obsolete and incompatible computers that were being used by the shelter’s staff, and three are being used to provide basic computer training to residents of the shelter.
“These systems will help make our staff much more efficient in the future - but we’re especially excited to be able to provide, for the first time, the benefits of Internet access to our clients," said Teague. "This opens opportunities for job training, educational advancement and house hunting for our clients as they work to build a new life.”
Ken Thomas, a member of Shelter Home’s Board of Directors, explains “We are also exploring ways that Shelter Home can use some of Google’s other offerings, such as Google Applications and applying for Google AdWords. When we launch our new Web site, we think it could be a good product to increase our organization’s exposure in our education, recruiting and fundraising efforts."
Caldwell County resident Tom Jacobik, Google's Operation Manager for North Carolina, adds "Through the Google Community Grants Program, local nonprofits like Shelter Home of Caldwell County, can benefit from the technical know-how of our data center employees. We are committed to helping to address the needs of our local community that supports our data center."
The Google Community Grant comes from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund at Tides Foundation, which offers donor-advised funds and other grantmaking vehicles, as well as professional philanthropic advice.
For more information about the Google Community Grants Program, go to www.google.com/lenoir and visit the "Community Outreach" page. Interested parties can submit an online application through this Web page on or before the first day of each quarter (January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1). All grant applications must be submitted online.
Attached Photo: Press Release Photo - SHCC-07FEB09.jpg
Photo Caption: From left to right - Google volunteers Don Dresser, Nicholas Snowden and Enoch Moeller are pictured with Melissa Teague, executive director of the Shelter Home of Caldwell County.
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