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>>Press Archive 1997 -
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Detroit Free Press
You can donate old computers to a good cause
December 24, 2000
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LOOK, THERE on your desk! It's a turtle! It's
a paperweight! It's your old PC! As you can see from the stories
on this page, getting rid of an older computer can be a daunting
task. One alternative for more recent computers: Donate them
to a charity or social service organization. But what if you
don't want to just leave your computer on the doorstep of
the Salvation Army or Goodwill store? Where can you donate
a good-quality model in metro Detroit?
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Detroit Free Press
Think Detroit uses sports and computers to teach
children to succeed
September 24, 2000
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But the big breakthrough came just 10 days
ago when e-GM, the Internet arm of General Motors, gave Think
Detroit $3 million for the next three years to accelerate
the program so it can serve not 200 youngsters a year but
200 a month. The resources will expand their program throughout
Detroit's empowerment zone.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Sports and Computers Help Detroit Youngsters
November 30, 2000
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Think Detroit combines balls and bats with
bits and bytes to offer educational and athletic opportunities
to the city's children.
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Think Detroit Receives $3 Million Donation from
Corporate Sponsor e-GM
September 13, 2000
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Think Detroit today announced that e-GM, the
business-to-consumer Internet unit of General Motors Corp.,
will donate $3 million to the organization to help it further
its mission of providing economically disadvantaged youth
with computer and life skills training. Through the 3-year
partnership, Think Detroit will be able to expand its program
to reach several hundred more children each year.
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Hour Detroit Magazine
Keeping Kids in the Game
June, 2000
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Why two high-school pals decided to ditch their
legal careers and devote themselves to bringing team sports
and computers-use basics to Detroit youngsters
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New York Times
They Hope to Move Up by Learning to Log On
March 13, 2000
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Small hands shot up when Daniel S. Varner asked
his after-school class of mostly poor, mostly African-American
children here, "Who can tell me what the Internet is?"
"It's like a big dictionary," said Jordan Nichols,
9. "A new way of communication," offered Stacey
Blair, 12. And across the room, Terrell Brazier, 13, said,
"It's a superhighway to anything you want."
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Detroit Free Press
Everyone Gets to Play on His Ball League
February 5, 1998
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Dan Varner knew he wanted to contribute to the Detroit community, to make a difference. He just wasn't sure how. He found his answer on a rock-strewn, weed-stubbled baseball field.
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Metro Times
Balls and Bytes
August 13, 1997
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When former high school classmates Mike Tenbusch and Dan Varner decided to start an organization to help their community, they couldn't quite agree on a focus. Tenbusch wanted to recycle old computers, while Varner wanted to teach kids about sports.
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