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  • Got IT | A grateful client shares an inspiring note

    • Date: January 29, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Sharing the inspiring stories of grateful clients who are using the computers they’ve received from give IT. get IT. to improve their lives is our favorite way to illustrate the tremendous impact our recycling customers and sponsors have. We typically conduct phone interviews with our clients and summarize their stories for them but after receiving […]

  • Got IT | Meet the ultimate give IT. get IT success story, Kellie Scott  

    • Date: January 5, 2021
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    <By the time she was in Fifth Grade, Kellie Scott had already overcome more adversity than most people do in an entire lifetime. In pre-school, chronic ear infections resulted in temporary hearing loss during one of the most critical phases of childhood development. Through art and writing, Kellie learned alternative forms to communicate until she […]

  • Got IT | Fighting depression by helping others overcome addiction

    • Date: December 22, 2020
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

     Fighting depression by helping others overcome addiction Stephanie Freeman is no stranger to the frustration, anxiety and depression that put some people on the path to addiction. Throughout her forty-five years, she’s seen several friends and family members become dependent on drugs because they couldn’t cope with their emotion; a situation Stephanie understands all too […]

  • Learn IT | Computer Screen Cleaning Tips

    • Date: December 17, 2020
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Even during the course of minimal daily use, a computer screen is a dust magnet. Add in the additional threats from morning coffee, working lunches and the curious hands of little co-workers and we’ve seen some pretty nasty screens in our day. Since most of our clients are students who need to take their computers […]

  • Give IT | Reconnecting with MEMIC to promote digital inclusion

    • Date: December 10, 2020
    • Category: Build IT , Data Destruction , Donation , get IT , give IT , learn IT , News , Uncategorized , Videos

    Give IT | Reconnecting with MEMIC to promote digital inclusion Thanks to a recent experience with our friends at MEMIC, we’ve learned that maintaining good business relationships is a lot like waiting tables in a restaurant. Most of the time, it’s great to simply bring your customers what they ask for without being noticed so […]