The Everything Channel, a technology marketing and sales firm, conducted a "technology makeover" at a California elementary school with the help of a local nonprofit volunteer action center, the organization announced recently.
As many public schools struggle to meet student needs in a difficult economic period, members of the marketing firm along with volunteers from the nonprofit L.A. Works installed six new library computers and updated the operating systems of 34 others as well as provided new keyboards in the elementary school’s computer lab.
Administrators at Dayton Heights elementary school said that without the employee volunteer initiative, the school’s computer system wouldn’t be able to adequately serve its students.
The new technology was presented to students, school officials and community leaders during a ribbon cutting ceremony.
"We are very grateful for the business community’s generosity in helping us revitalize the library and computer lab at Dayton Heights Elementary School," said Brutchey. "Everything Channel and members of the technology industry have set aside valuable time to help us improve the facility of one of our community partners. We appreciate this tremendous support of our mission to increase volunteer participation and build the capacity of our nonprofit partners."
Also involved in the IT makeover partnership are several technology companies, such as Microsoft, which was the underwriter of the program. Samsung, a major electronics company, donated a printer, two monitors and two projectors for classroom audio visual presentations.
In addition to the technology makeover, Everything Channel employees helped beautify areas around the school and one volunteer painted a mural nearby.
Other initiatives to help under-served students by supplying technology are sprouting up in other parts of the country as well.
Take Stock in Children, a nonprofit based in Florida that supplies mentors and college scholarships to low-income and at-risk students, recently distributed 10 anonymously donated laptops to the children it serves.
