 Bruce McComb, Ronda Evans and TCFN kids, Evan and Nickole
1999 was a year of growth and success for the RECA Foundation.
The Columbia Basin Public Information Network continues to be the main vehicle for Foundations projects and programs. Membership grew at an unprecedented level during the year, adding one corporate member (Meier Enterprises) and eight non-profit members (Adult Day Services, Horizon, Kennewick Community Education, Mother Earth, Richland Housing Authority, Volunteer Center, Washington State Migrant Council, and the YMCA). Some highlights of the benefits members received included:
Adult Day Services, Horizon, Mother Earth, and the WSMC all received recycled computers, software support, technology training, and technical support. The Richland Housing Authority and the YMCA were networked using mostly donated equipment, had their hardware/software upgraded, and both enjoy donated, high-speed Internet connectivity
The Computer Recycling Program also saw a significant increase in activity. In addition to the CBPIN membership, local "at risk" families and individuals benefited from donated, recycled
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computer systems. Over 40 computers were placed in the homes of Bosnia and Kosovo refugees, other low-income families, and the disabled.
A significant increase in the number of non-profit web sites can be seen. Just some of the pages maintained by the RECA Foundation in 1999 include:
Arborwood Family Learning Center
Community Resource Directory
Crew 52
Dispute Resolution Center
Foundation for Acupuncture Research & Education
Girl Scouts Mid-Columbia Council
Tri-Cities Committee for Isotopes
And, of course, The Columbia Free-Net
There are many others maintained by other volunteers.
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Thanks to the generous support of Webbworks, the Community Calendar systems was placed online. Columbia Basin College uses this service as their official calendar system. Multiple calendars that can be tied together are available for use by the entire community
Web hosting and software was donated by Meyers Enterprises so that local businesses could have a beginning web presence. The 1999 Summer Youth hires provided the initial data input of over 4,600 businesses. Enhanced listings, including a new concept called the "mini-web" page, are available for a small annual fee. Proceeds from these listings go directly to CBPIN projects and programs.
The Washington State Migrant Council Lab was reactivated, the Arborwood Family Learning Center Lab served a much broader client base, and a new lab was established at the Martin Luther King Center.
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