Accepting Software, Printer, and Laptop Donations

Okay, here's the deal. There's a bilingual K-11 school in Honduras, the poorest country in Central America, that needs to update it's computer education program, but can't because its funds are too limited. It's not unique in its situation. According to Oxfam International, the entire country of Honduras is in an education crisis.

However, you can help to give some students a good education and a brighter future by donating the following:

• Old laptops. Anything faster than 100-200 MHz would be fabulous. It either needs a CD drive, floppy drive, or a hard drive. It also would need one PCMCIA/cardbus slot (little slot about 2 1/4" long on the side or front of the laptop). These laptops will act simply as terminals to a modern, dual processor Windows 2k server.
• MS Office licenses. Most everyone has at least one family member with an old version of Microsoft Office. I prefer Office 2000, but 97 will work, too.
• A decent desktop printer. Inkjet or laser is fine. The smaller, the better, since it has to fit in someone's airline luggage.
• Money. The computers and networking equipment will cost between $4,000-5,000 in all, but just $120 will buy a laptop for another student. Then, there is the issue of power. The school needs a new transformer to increase the amount of power they can use. They still need about $3,500 to pay for installation and engineering/permits.

If you or anyone you know could possibly donate the above things, please send me an email. If you don't know my email address, go to http://www.illinilife.org/about/ and click on the protected email link in the lower right that says 'Jason Carter'. Thanks!