work would interfere with attending, but will burn cd's if it will help.
Ron Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 03:56, Wendell Jones wrote:
>
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>Well, it's that time of year again and the Brown Foundation will be
>>holding the "Service Celebration" on Tuesday, September 16th, this
>>time at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.
>>
>>For those of you who don't know, the Brown Foundation has a Service
>>Learning Program which funds school kids in activities of service to
>>their communities. The Service Celebration is the annual event where
>>all the kids and their teachers get together for the awarding of
>>grants and recognition of their efforts. For the last 2 years, we
>>have represented NOLUG in the "expo" area where various non-profit
>>organization have booths to recruit students for the next year's
>>projects or just to give out information about their groups.
>>
>>We have basically set up a server (on an old 486) networked to a PC
>>workstation so people (students and teachers) could see and try out
>>Linux and other open source software. We also distributed quite a few
>>Knoppix and similar CDs. Maybe Dave and Joey can give some impressions
>>as they have both been there, as has Michael Flora, I believe.
>>
>>Anyway, the point of this message is, does anyone want to help out this
>>year, either by helping to man the booth or perhaps making some CDs or
>>something? The setup time is 8:30 - 9 AM and the event is 9 - 12:30.
>>There is free food and soft drinks available, too.
>
>
> How many Knoppix CDs do you need?
>
>
>>This can be a good opportunity to spread the word a little and if
>>anyone is up for it, maybe start a project with some school kids.
>>Also, much of the interest came from the other non-profits there.
>>
>>Let me know what you all think as I need to let them know by Aug. 22nd
>>if we want to go this year and how many people will be there.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Wendell Jones
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