From dmassey at discoveret.org Tue Mar 21 13:35:20 2006 From: dmassey at discoveret.org (David Dyar Massey) Date: Tue Mar 21 13:35:42 2006 Subject: [Knoxpromise] Computers for Homebound Persons Message-ID: Hello everyone. This email goes to all of the persons who were members of the Knoxville's Promise listserv, which was and is hosted by DiscoverET.org, a service of KORRnet. I am writing you and all other members of all other DiscoverET.org-hosted listservs to tell you about the restart of our CHIPS program. (CHIPS is a service of KORRnet, as is www.DiscoverET.org.) Do you know anyone in Knox County who is 60 or older, homebound, and isolated? Do you have computer skills or financial resources that you would consider contributing to a worthy cause right here in East Tennessee? If so, you might like to know more about CHIPS -- Computers for Homebound & Isolated Persons. We are on on the Web at www.DiscoverET.org/chips. The mission of CHIPS is to train & equip homebound persons to use e-mail and the Internet to overcome social isolation, connect with people and resources, assert more control over their own lives, and contribute to their community. You can read about CHIPS and our current focus on Knox County seniors at www.DiscoverET.org/chips. WE NEED YOUR HELP to make this program a success so that we can eventually reach every homebound, isolated senior in our region and help them get connected. As one of our former clients said, for a homebound person to touch the world via the Internet "is a form of healing no amount of medicine can touch." You can help in one of three ways: 1. If you know a homebound & isolated senior in Knox County, please help that person apply for the program. Just visit the "Apply" page on the CHIPS site. 2. If you have computer skills, or communication skills in general, you can become a CHIPS volunteer. All kinds of volunteer positions are available. See the Volunteer page. 3. If you cannot contribute your time, perhaps you can help financially. Even with donated systems, dollars are needed. It costs $42 to add software, a modem, a surge protector, and extra memory to each donated computer. And that does not touch the cost of additional technology some disabled clients may require. To make a contribution to CHIPS, visit www.DiscoverET.org/chips/donate.html. Thank you for taking the time to learn about CHIPS. Feel free to forward this message to your friends. David D. Massey CHIPS / DiscoverET.org / KORRnet 215-5994 www.DiscoverET.org Mailing Address P.O. Box 51264 Knoxville, TN 37950-1264 Office Location Knox County Health Dept. West Clinic 1028 Old Cedar Bluff Rd. Knoxville, TN 37923