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Students, staff give back to Free Geek organization |
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Mt. Scott Learning Centers have joined the growing list of organizations supporting and benefitting from Free Geek, the popular Portland non-profit organization that recycles used technology. A group of Mt. Scott High School students and staff volunteer one day monthly at Free Geek to support the organization's mission of providing computers, education, Internet access and job skills training to those in need. Free Geek was founded in 2000 to recycle computer technology and provide low and no-cost computing to individuals and not-for-profit and social change organizations in the community and throughout the world. In the eight years since its formation, Free Geek has recycled over 1,500 tons of electronic scrap and refurbished over 15,000 computer systems that are now in use by individuals and organizations in the community. At Free Geek, Mt. Scott students are working primarily in the recycling department, disassembling computers and small electronics and separating the materials for recycling. Many students are participating in the adoption program, which allows the students to earn a free computer after 24 hours of volunteering.
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