Hi Mononeurones,

I am writing to ask for your support for the Kids on Computers project. http://www.kidsoncomputers.org/

As some of you already know, I have been working with a few friends on a non-profit that provides computers to schools in developing countries.

With help from friends, last June we set up our first computer lab in a disadvantaged elementary school in the mountains near Oaxaca, Mexico. The project has been a tremendous success. The school has gone from being one of the poorest schools in town to being one of the most sought after. The parents, principal and teachers were all very actively involved. As part of their efforts to build the lab, the school has also gotten a new library as well as an office for the psychologist. (All the kids in the school have one or two parents living away from home.) The parents all chip in a few dollars a month now and they've hired a computer teacher. The teachers are delighted at the progress the kids are making not just with the technology but also in areas like writing. As soon as they get internet, they plan to open the lab up to the community in the evenings.

[We also have 30 laptops ready to go to a center in Argentina. The laptops will be hand carried by volunteers.]

We now have 45 more computers to ship to schools in Mexico. But we don't have money to ship them.

Please help us get these computers to kids without access to any technology in their lives.

$35-100 will ship a computer. Any size donation will help. You can donate through paypal to donations@kidsoncomputers.org, on our website http://www.kidsoncomputers.org/donate or by sending a check to:

Kids on Computers
120 E. Iowa Ave
Berthoud, CO 80513

Thanks very much in advance.

The kids, the parents, the teachers and the community have all been extremely excited and supportive.

Best,

Stormy

P.S. And if you'd like to go help set up the labs, we are looking for volunteers for projects in both Mexico and Argentina.