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E-Rate Funds

Mike Fleetwood
Sales Manager

E-Rate is the largest current funding for technology directed to public schools and libraries in the country. E-Rate funds come from the Universal Services Tax that is seen listed on phone bills. This money is dedicated to providing Internet connectivity to rural schools that might not have the access that is available in the larger cities. Funding is awarded based on free and reduced lunch numbers which is used to identify more impoverished areas of the country.

ETC ComputerLand is a Service Provider for E-Rate funded services. Providing the technology that powers America’s future while building relationships with our educational clients is a key element of our mission as a company.  

Find out more by visiting our website at www.etccomputerland.com

 

It's Time to Get Involved

Chris Simmons
Marketing Coordinator

  • There are hungry people in the world, who need someone to feed them.
  • There are handicapped people in the world, who need someone to encourage them.
  • There are elderly people in the world, who need someone to comfort them.
  • There are lonely people in the world, who need someone to befriend them.
  • There are young people in the world, who need someone to give them guidance.

We are encouraged here at ETC ComputerLand to get involved with our community.  By doing this not only does the company make a positive impression on the community but employees gain strength and confidence through their service. As I have personally found out through volunteering and participation in community service, it has a positive influence on other’s lives and it is healthy to be reminded that there are more important things out there in the real world.  It’s easy to get caught up in one’s own life.  Life and work are about growing and developing yourself.

Reasons to Get Involved

  • It feels good. The satisfaction and pride that come from helping others are important reasons to volunteer. When you commit your time and effort to an organization or a cause you feel strongly about, the feeling of fulfillment can be endless.

  • It strengthens our community. Organizations and agencies that use volunteers are providing important services at low or no cost to those who need them. When a community is doing well as a whole, its individuals are better off, too.

What can you and your business do? Give your time at a community food bank or soup kitchen. Find an organization that serves the elderly. Take food to people who are homebound and visit with them. Offer help at the local animal shelter.  Help plant flowers or trees.  The possibilities are endless. ETC ComputerLand benefits local charitable and service organizations with GiFT.  GiFT is a monthly computer and technology giveaway.  

Whatever you choose to do, volunteering and community service can benefit both you and the community. Get involved today!

Visit the GiFT webpage: www.etccomputerland.com/gift/

 

Congratulations Quincy Symphony Orchestra!Quincy Symphony Orchestra

As many of you may already know, GiFT is a monthly computer and technology giveaway sponsored by ETC ComputerLand to benefit local not-for-profit tax-exempt agencies who are in good standing with the state of Illinois and/or Missouri and whose principal offices are within 30 miles of Quincy, IL, and Kirksville, MO.

Click here for instructions on setting up a monthly reminder to sign up for GiFT.

REGISTER NOW!

February Features
E-Rate Funds
It's Time to Get Involved
GiFT
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