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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED...

• Mini Geek-A-Thon and Award Day- Feb 20th
• Wednesday Work Nights
• KI Needs Grant Writing/Fundraising Help
• Laptop University -Volunteers Needed!

To Volunteer, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We request that all volunteers sign up for any volunteer slots so we can plan for you to be there and contact you with any changes.

Pictured: Mike Shumake (back) and Stacey Shumake, a Wake County teacher (front right).

GRANT WRITING/FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED!

Do you have grant writing or fundraising skills? Kramden needs your help! Are you a scout leader, member of a church group, club or service organization that could put on a fundraising event to help keep Kramden's dream alive? To find out how you can help with grant writing and/or fundraising, please contact us today by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Wednesday Evening Work Nights

WHEN: Every Wednesday night from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

WHERE: Our Kramden headquarters in Durham.  We are located at 4915 Prospectus Drive, Suite J Durham, NC 27713 (Click on "Contact Us" and "Driving Directions" on our website for directions)

Wednesday Work Nights are dedicated to refurbishing computers for hardworking, underprivileged K-12 students in the  Triangle Community and beyond.  We will need all the help we can get.  Dinner will be served.  Work nights start at 5 pm and end at 9 pm.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions!  We hope to see you there!  To sign up please send us an email letting us know you plan to attend at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Thank you! * Please wear closed-toed shoes to our Wednesday Work Nights, no flip-flops please*

Mini Geek-A-Thon and Award Day- Feb 20th

When: February 20th, 2010

Location: Our Kramden headquarters in Durham.  We are located at 4915 Prospectus Drive, Suite J Durham, NC 27713

What: A day of working together to refurbish PCs for the hardworking students in North Carolina that do not have a home computer. We will need all the help we can get at every "Mini Geek-A-Thon" station from cleaning to final test! You do not have to be a "techie" to get involved with the refurbishing. Our amazing Tech Team will be present to ensure that you feel comfortable at whatever station you may choose to volunteer at.

We will also be having a Computer Award Day up front where roughly 80 students and their families will be coming to Kramden to receive their newly refurbished computers. These students were all nominated by their teachers, principals, and/or school counselors and are considered very hardworking students.

Volunteers are needed for the following shifts:

Shift A: 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM This shift is now full

Shift B: 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM

TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER: email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Include your name, email address, and phone number.

Laptop University

Kramden Institute has begun our "Laptop University."  Kramden Institute is partnered with NC Communities in Schools for this project.  Through this partnership, Kramden will award hardworking, at-risk teens who successfully graduate high school and make it into college a newly refurbished laptop. If you are interested in helping refurbish laptops for at-risk teens, please contact us by emailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You can also call our office at 919-293-1133.