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  • Got IT | Partnering With Honor the Promise for Digital Access

    • Date: October 18, 2022
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Here at give IT. get IT., we’ve received hundreds of compelling requests for help over the years. The story we’re about to share with you is one of the most powerful we’ve ever encountered in the 20 plus years we’ve been promoting digital inclusion. In August, we received a call from Lyla Kohistany, the CEO […]

  • Got IT | Helping a man with physical challenges stay connected and thrive

    • Date: September 2, 2022
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Got IT | Helping a man with physical challenges stay connected and thrive We all know how important our physical health is, but until something happens to us, it’s easy to take it for granted. Forty years ago, Kevin Duffy was an active young man with his whole life ahead of him until a horrific […]

  • Got IT | Helping students train to become social workers in Haiti 

    • Date: July 21, 2022
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Haiti is a beautiful country with tremendous challenges. According to the World Bank, Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world with the average worker bringing home just $1,815 per year. Haiti has a long history of political corruption, gang violence, and instability, and many towns have not fully recovered from the devastating […]

  • Meet Steve Ropiak, Our Customer Support Specialist

    • Date: May 27, 2022
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Meet Steve Ropiak, our Customer Support Specialist Our Customer Service Specialist has a long history with give IT. get IT. In 2009, Steve Ropiak answered a classified ad posted by PC Medix in Belfast. PC Medix was our version of the Apple Genius Bar. Instead of ultra-expensive iPhones and Mac Books, we sold refurbished computers […]

  • Got IT | Working with NHEP to help a single mom in need

    • Date: May 25, 2022
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Before telling you about the New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) and the single mom we’re helping, we have to share how this blog post relates to two other stories from recent months. Since give IT. get IT. is a Maine non-profit organization, you may be wondering  how we started working with NHEP. It all started […]