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Monday, June 20, 2011

Reaching Out and Teaching

Supporting the community can come in all different packages: helping to feed the hungry, participating in coat drives to keep others warm in the winter, or sharing trained skills to those who haven't had the same opportunities. All are of equal importance and it's sharing computer skills with the community that currently has our C3 Committee buzzing around the office!



"Sharing some of my computer knowledge with our students - the parents and grandparents of the Balch School - has been a positive experience," says Phil Warren, Instron Database Administrator. "We find that people tend to take basic computer skills for granted, forgetting that many have not been exposed to computers. We have a very attentive and dedicated group of students each week, and our volunteers enjoy watching and helping the students with labs based on the current instruction. This really is a great opportunity - for everyone involved."

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