Hi Robert,<br><br>Yep, we are definitely based on the Portland model. And we will be accepting everything in the future -- but there is concern that since we are renting about 450 sq ft, until we get on our feet financially, we won't have space for everything or the cash to hand the parts we can't use off to a socially responsible recycler. Portland's Free Geek is a huge full city-block facility, and they do much of the processing on-site.<br>
<br>Also, to offset the fees from recyclers, we will be asking for a small donation to take monitors. We'd like to say everything will get used and find a home, but that isn't always the case, and we want to make sure our downstream is as responsible as possible.<br>
<br>Hope that helps - I'm checking with folks, but I'm pretty sure we'll take any computer parts.<br><br>Thanks for your interest! <br>Amanda<br><br>PS - There is an education program in Edina that we may partner with called The Works that accepts other electronics:<br>
<br><a href="http://www.theworks.org/fb/support/inkind_gifts.html">http://www.theworks.org/fb/support/inkind_gifts.html</a><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Robert Nesius <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nesius@gmail.com">nesius@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">The freegeek in PDX (<a href="http://www.freegeek.org/donate/" target="_blank">http://www.freegeek.org/donate/</a>) takes any computer<br>
or computer related hardware, functional or not. My understanding of the goals<br>
of freegeek were to literally take what people were "throwing away" and<br>
put it to good use.<br>
<br>
On the one hand I'd be surprised if fregeek Twin Cities acceptance criteria was<br>
any different based on my understanding of the "spirit of freegeek".<br>
On the other hand<br>
the goodwill donation center employees in MN pick through the stuff<br>
I'm giving them<br>
to see if it's good enough, whereas in Oregon they just took whatever<br>
I had as long as it didn't look like trash - they were thankful<br>
I gave them a chance to resell whatever I was getting rid of.<br>
<br>
So maybe (hopefully not) the Minnesota FreeGeek will be a little different<br>
than what I'm used to.<br>
<br>
-Rob<br>
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On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Scott Dier <<a href="mailto:scott@dier.name">scott@dier.name</a>> wrote:<br>
> And when I say trash, I do mean bringing it to hennepin transfer and<br>
> recycling it.<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Scott Dier <<a href="mailto:scott@dier.name">scott@dier.name</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Also, is there a suggested minimum level of computer? I've got a pile<br>
>> of stuff that needs to go, and I'd love to give it a possible home<br>
>> rather than trash it. I need to DBAN a pile of disks too, and perhaps<br>
>> I'll try to do that before this weekend and bring over the<br>
>> pile-of-legacy-ram, too.<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:39 AM, Mike Miller <<a href="mailto:mbmiller%2Bl@gmail.com">mbmiller+l@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> Amanda or Steve--<br>
>>><br>
>>> Your message says that you "accept computer donations", but are you also<br>
>>> interested in working peripheral devices like printers or scanners?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Best,<br>
>>> Mike<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Wed, 14 Oct 2009, Steve Cayford wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------<br>
>>>> Subject: Free Geek Twin Cities is now accepting donations!<br>
>>>> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:38:59 -0500<br>
>>>> From: Amanda Luker <<a href="mailto:amanda@pinkslipmedia.org">amanda@pinkslipmedia.org</a>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Hi everyone!<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I'm pleased to announce that Free Geek Twin Cities is finally able to<br>
>>>> start accepting computer donations, starting THIS WEEKEND. Our open<br>
>>>> hours will start off being SATURDAYS NOON-5PM every weekend, and people<br>
>>>> can drop off their used equipment anytime between those times.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> If you are unfamiliar with this project, check out our website:<br>
>>>> <a href="http://freegeektwincities.org" target="_blank">http://freegeektwincities.org</a>. We accept computer donations, then<br>
>>>> volunteers can come in and take apart computers for a set amount of<br>
>>>> hours, or learn how to rebuild them as working machines. After a<br>
>>>> volunteer has either accrued 24 hours of volunteer time or built six<br>
>>>> computers, they can take a computer -- that they are intimately familiar<br>
>>>> with -- home with them for free.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Our location is 3405 Chicago Ave. S., and the entrance is at the back of<br>
>>>> the building. Our contact number is (612) 293-7339. It's currently a<br>
>>>> very raw space, but we'll be able to stick equipment in storage space in<br>
>>>> the basement until our work space is ready for us.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions! We are also looking<br>
>>>> for people who might want to join our volunteer staff -- or to do a<br>
>>>> little of both!<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Amanda<br>
>>><br>
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