Date: November 30, 2007
Effective: December 1, 2007
Computer Ministry, Incorporated (CMI) is entering a new phase in its mission to provide electronic equipment to individuals and non-profit organizations. This new phase is a result of the rapidly changing environment in software upgrading and CMI’s need to provide updated software for the PCs we refurbish and donate.
Operating Systems. Effective December 1, 2007, CMI will load refurbished PCs with Microsoft Windows XP Professional, depending on the hardware capabilities of the particular PC. CMI will request that the end-user make a donation to CMI for the cost of these operating systems according to the schedule below.
Application Software. CMI will also load, as the baseline applications program, the most current version of Open Office, an open source application with all the functionality of the most current Microsoft Office products, which is gaining a large clientele worldwide and which is essentially freeware. Although this is a no-cost system, CMI will ask a donation as indicated in the schedule below.
SCHEDULE:
Operating Systems
Type |
Requested Donation |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
$5.00 |
Application Software
Type |
Requested Donation |
Open Office |
FREE |
|
|
The Computer Ministry could use your help. We need receiving, stocking, and shipping labor as well as data entry of computer info into the database.
RECEIVING: When PCs arrive, they must be entered into the system by Manufacturer, model, and serial number. All this information is on the PC itself. It is then moved to be processed and the intake processing is done.
STOCKING: Monitors and printers must be tested and stored. This is quickly accomplished by portable test equipment ready for the novice. Good are packed, bad are marked for recycling. Cables, mice, and keyboards must be sorted and placed into bins. When large shipping orders are received, these workers assist with shipping.
SHIPPING: Package, inventory, PCs, mouse, keyboards, power cords and monitors and stage for pickup by individual, church or shipping Company for offshore requests. Enter PC serial numbers into shipping data and print Packing Slip for Customs.
The above jobs do not required one to be a computer technician or guru. It is time consuming for the technicians to perform these tasks in addition to rebuilding the hardware. If you can help on a Mon, Wed, or Fri, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:00 pm, stop by at Mission Central and talk with Jim Rudy or Bob Shreiner. We can surely find jobs you can do and become a part of this ever growing ministry.
Email: computerministry@comcast.net
Phone: 717-766-6373 |
