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Written by Anna Johnson
Tuesday, 21 October 2008 14:28
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Group rehabs computers for kids
Updated 10/19/2008 04:54 PM
By: Stephanie Stilwell

 

GUILFORD COUNTY -- Thirty Guilford County students got a free computer Sunday as part of the annual Geek-A-Thon, an event that refurbishes and recycles computers and gives them to needy students.

Organizers say it's an opportunity to bridge the digital divide for students across the state.


“We've identified about 30 to 35 students who are coming in this afternoon to receive free computers. Deserving students with good grades who don't have computers,” Jack Deason, a program manager at Lenovo, said.

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