Dear Amig@,

Thanksgiving greetings from Chaptops!

It’s been an exciting week here in Tactic. With the assistance of staff members Julio Herrera and Guillermo Gómez, Executive Director Rex Dwyer finished teaching a 20-hour vacation course covering fundamentals of programming the Raspberry PI plus a little bit of 3D printing. On Monday, we had our closing ceremony, including demos of the eight students’ projects: traffic lights for an intersection including a button for pedestrians, a “passionometer” with flashing lights that “measured” the attraction of two button-pushers with random numbers, a smart house that brings in the laundry when it starts to rain, and a candy dispenser that requires entry of a combination on a set of buttons. At the same time, a 3D printer was printing away to create a Christmas tree. It drew a lot of attention, especially from two little sisters of one of the students.

The project was partly financed by the Municipalidad of Tactic, and four representatives attended, including the Vice Mayor and the official photographer. There are lots more photos in the Muni's Facebook post,

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MEkpBurSz/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Here is a sample.

More Good News: Cofounder Byron Cap to Resign From Board!



Yes, it's a tease. We have big news coming in our Giving Tuesday mailing. Stay tuned. But if you want to beat the Giving Tuesday rush, you can go ahead and donate now to help pay Byron's salary!

https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/4632825

Happy Thanksgiving!

Your Editor (Rex), after riding several chicken-free “chicken buses” over the past few years, finally shared a bus with some poultry last weekend: a chompipe (turkey hen) on the way to market. She was so quiet -- she must have had some avian prescience. I had my own Thanksgiving turkey last Sunday in the form of Kakiq – a turkey leg in a rich red broth – another “finally” experience for me.

We all wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully it will be a touch happier for you for knowing how thankful the students we serve feel to have your support!

Rex Dwyer, Cofounder and Executive Director

Byron Cap, Cofounder and ???

Board Members Drew Birnbaum, Fredy Oxom, Greg Schwendinger, and Casson Stallings

Tactic Staff Members Guillermo Gómez and Julio Herrera