Mission: Tech Goes Home empowers communities to access and use digital tools to overcome barriers and advance lives.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Fall in Full Swing: 3,419 Graduates and 92 Courses in Session
- BNY Mellon supports TGH
- Take a Spin around our New Website
- TGH Ambassador Spotlight: HiQ Computers
- TGH in the Media
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FALL IN FULL SWING: 3,419 GRADUATES AND 92 COURSES IN SESSION
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Fall is a busy season here at TGH. Over the past few months, we've on-boarded 85 new trainers and there are currently 92 courses in session. This year alone, 3,419 TGH graduates
have gained critical technology skills and a new device to help them improve their lives. We are excited to announce that we are on track to reach our ambitious goal to graduate more than 4,000 Greater Boston residents in 2018! Thank you to all the trainers, volunteers, and partner sites that have helped turn this goal into a reality. We look forward to working with you and serving more participants in 2019!
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(Left to Right) BNY Mellon's Allyson Trenteseaux with
TGH Trainers Adreenne Law, Carmen Vega, and Rashmi Pimprikar
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TGH's secret sauce is the dedication of our trainers and partner organizations. Funding from BNY Mellon helps us onboard more trainers to graduate more participants. Each course brings computers, Internet, and training to those without so that students can do homework, adults can find jobs and manage finances, and seniors can connect with loved ones. Thank you, BNY Mellon, for helping our learners meet your goal to “develop skills and overcome barriers so they can prosper in the digital world.”
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TAKE A SPIN AROUND OUR NEW WEBSITE
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If you haven't been to our website recently, we encourage you to check it out! Thanks to the tireless work of the team at MX-Advertising and Consulting LLC, Tech Goes Home has a fresh new look. Everything you need is still there, but we hope the new look and feel will be more welcoming to our visitors. Thank you, Victor, Augustin, Daniel, and team for donating your time and helping us with this major overhaul!
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TGH AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: HIQ COMPUTERS
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TGH'S LOCAL COMPUTER SUPPLIER
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Donna McGinley, Project Manager, and David Silipigni, Sales Manager
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A minority-owned business founded in 1986, HiQ Computers is a leading provider in customized technology solutions. For more than 15 years, HiQ has been TGH’s computer supplier, delivery coordinator and a critical partner. In the early years TGH provided desktops, printers, and refurbished laptops. Today graduates receive new iPads and Chromebooks! HiQ has distributed more than 15,000 devices and makes 1-3 deliveries per day for TGH’s 300+ courses. In addition, HiQ provides over-the-phone and in-person technical support for TGH graduates at their Medford office.
HiQ doesn’t stop there! One TGH graduate sent their device in for repair and forgot to put an apartment number on it. HiQ fixed the machine, went door to door, and delivered the computer into the right hands.
When asked about our relationship, HiQ Sales Manager David Silipigni said, “It’s like we’re a family. I took my wife and twins to the TGH Summer Celebration in July. A few of the trainers came up, hugged and thanked me. It was a great day to honor the work of TGH trainers and graduates. We truly enjoy being part of this amazing program that is doing so much for the community.”
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- Tech Goes Home was featured as a creative strategy to close the Internet access gap in a Cambridge Day article.
- Business Insider highlighted RootProject's philanthropic work, which includes supporting Tech Goes Home.
- Co-Executive Director Daniel Noyes helped present the working paper The Family That Codes Together: Creative Engagement with English Language Learner Families and Public Media at the MIT Connected Learning Summit with WGBH's Mollie Levin, Stevon Devon, and Mary Haggerty.
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TGH’s work is only possible with contributions from donors, like you, and municipal, corporate, and foundation grants. Thank you for supporting TGH.
An extra thank you to the following lead donors for their extraordinary support!
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