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RELIGION

computers saved from landfill find way under christmas trees

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volun*""*lo* zation. He and 0o,"ffi uiiitea fr,ffiA"r':it":iff"rffi volunreers are preparing f::ily",S,:Ip-^lt,-}1li,l_g- Green. ;TiliJd"1#1H;:itrt Methodist Church in Bowling I9l!! -",trr#1i'5;":; ["-,$"]t"i? ,i:H:'fi?; 3y::Jli1"gl3,";trJ: ff",:i-fl':x1;"",*,;J

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anJ--matce it like new lo-'g."t - supported by "pp"*irv io oo*iout" a indicated other churches agaln," Kill noted. Macintosh, and these com. cfrila or theii ctroosing to ,rrv U" on board n"riou, 6-ihil project, puters could have ended,in receive these ""r"ing computers ror cnarity'iai computers as i participirif a landfill. Instead, Kill's for Chrisrrnas. I(in inaillt.O rhe oper_ ,.ni [*ar.ar;i""d"rr* organization adopted the Kl]I, ! resiclent of atin!--;r;"r, they 'are to a minislry , ii-rh; computers and are refur- _ Bowling Green,is working installins iJl u.rj'" .ir] emippineswneierciltuasa bishingthbmtobewrapped tkouch"rh; wil C;;t ;"-,;;;.;"r1";;;#; irrril'rmemberinvotved. and readv^.to be ptaced Area"Ministri.rlnJ;i# ;;G;ir*;;;;';"i;ri" G o.". r:, a*io! undertheChristmastree. churches to finrl donors of ertucatioi*liilJJ,,'"'' ut", G;"*id;;h:il "na Computers for willing to adopt a computpr u".aaei,;.f" Gi aon,t Turning Poiff w;ll hosi in ^. Christmas is looking for as wel-[ as the recipieo'tr br **i b;ih"*;rd il; open h6use to l"m"ar." G churches or other civic those adoptions. the landfill. With the curient congregation and the comorgani.zations to find peo- Nominations can be moniry-tothisministry.

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systems. nominal donation of $i0. point and comouters for no Donors will havg the charity*"il;5,ffiK;i

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ping paper for the$e com{0ontinued from 7} The eMacs are l.4Ghz puters. In addition to techwith 5"12M8 RAM and nical experts, olher volun80GB haril disks. Kill says teers will be needed to box the colnputers are "all-in- and wrap the computers one" systefln which are and other tasks for the minstill pcipular with many istry. Other donated computschools. Kill and his statf are at ers are also rveicome. A the church on Tuesdays future project will involve from 4 to 8 p.m. for those sending computers t0 wishing to volrrateer their Guaternala.
tirne or to adopt a computer.

part of their Saturday,.tearing apart old cor*puters

which could not be refurbished.

Future plans for the ministry include offering

classes on computer use.

For more information

on the program call Kil1 at (419) 807-8015; or the church at (419) 373-0144. Kill may also be contacted by e-mail at com-

Through Borvling Green

State University, volun- putersforcharity @ gmail. . The organization is in teers from the R.O.'LC. com. His Web site is: comneesl of boxes and wrap- program recentty spent putersforchari ty.webs.com.