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Emily’s Playground » G1G2 - Get One Give Two XO OLPCs, on February 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm Said:

[...] giving mine. David Weinberger’s giving his too. Timothy noted that Waveplace will update with news and video, some of which will include your XO [...]

Timothy Falconer, on February 12th, 2008 at 3:54 pm Said:

Hi everyone,

An update on our quest … over the weekend, we’ve received twelve donated laptops from G1G1 recipients and have managed to buy twelve on Ebay. Many of the donations came from this blog!

We’ve reached our goal of 24 for our trip this weekend. Even better, the donated laptops even out the Ebay prices to make each laptop cost an even $200 apiece.

If you have a laptop you’d like to donate, contact us at http://waveplace.com/contact. Donations now will go towards our pilot in St Vincent next month.

Also, many have asked what “fell through” with OLPC. Our Haiti project came up very quickly for us and we had talked with OLPC in January about getting some of the donated laptops going to Haiti, but this wasn’t possible in time for our previously scheduled trip next week. We still hope to get more OLPC laptops for the rest of the 800+ students at the Mercy & Sharing schools.

Thanks again,
Tim

Timothy Falconer, on February 20th, 2008 at 10:14 am Said:

Today we’re starting our pilot in Haiti, at one of the Mercy & Sharing schools in Port-Au-Prince. Our very own Bill Stelzer, leader of our St John pilot, will be teaching Emile Roulsa Jean and two others to become Haiti’s first Waveplace mentors. They’ll then start a ten-week pilot using the nineteen laptops we were able to receive in time.

Our greatest thanks go to the ten kind souls who donated their XOs last weekend, along with David Weinberger, Jerry Michalski, and Wayan Vota for helping spread the word. David & Jerry are A-List blogerati and Wayan runs OLPC News, which published my article last weekend.

For those that have wondered, we’re going it alone in Haiti, with none of the laptops donated by OLPC’s G1G1 program going to Mercy & Sharing. Our goal is to raise $250,000 to purchase one thousand laptops and train enough mentors and teachers to really engage the kids and get them excited about education.

We met with the Haitian government yesterday and plan to share our discoveries freely with them. They’re working directly with OLPC, though they’re interested in our experiences as well. They’ll be at the laptop unveiling today.

Again, thank you everyone for your kindness and your encouragement. Stay tuned for more video from Haiti next week.

kim allen, on June 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 pm Said:

Hello Sales,

Greetings from OMEGA STORE INC. My name is kim allen the CEO of the company. i will like to place order on some products in your company, but i would like to know if you ship to TEL-AVIV,ISRAEL and also do you
accept Visa or Master card as method of payment? Please do not forget to include your web page in your replying back to my message and get back to me as fast as possible so that i can let you know the product i would
like to order. Please email me back with the current price list on the products if you website is not updated.

Thank you….

Yours Sincerely,
KIM ALLEN

Laptop Deals, on April 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am Said:

This is never easy.

Make your “Buy 2, Get 1″ OLPC Laptop into a “Bought 2, Have 0″ deal Posted on February 8th, 2008 From Timothy Falconer: Waveplace is a non-profit starting an XO pilot in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, in ten days. OLPC was going to be giving us laptops, but it fell through, which is why I’m trying to get twenty XOs from elsewhere. Your laptop may end up in the hands of one of the most needy children in the Western Hemisphere. The school where the laptop will be sent is run by Susie Scott Krabacher, who has been the Mother Theresa of Haiti for 15 years. In fact, a major motion picture is being made about her life right now, based upon her autobiography: Link. You could really help by agreeing to sell us your laptop. We’ve only got ten days to get the laptops to Miami, as we’re leaving for Haiti on Feb 17th. To see the kids that will get them, watch this video, which we shot last month: Link Susie’s organization:Link (click slideshow to see the conditions) To read an article by Susie from our newsletter: Link One way or another, we’ll be in Haiti in ten days. Please help us bring more laptops.Please pass the word, and if you have a laptop to sell, click contact on the Waveplace site. Thank you! Tim Falconer Waveplace Foundation Waveplace I’m giving them mine. [Tags: olpc xo haiti waveplace ] Tagged with: education • globalvoices • haiti • olpc • waveplace • xo Previous: « Cool visualizations \|\| Next: What we cover » 5 Responses to “Make your “Buy 2, Get 1″ OLPC Laptop into a “Bought 2, Have 0″ deal” Emily’s Playground » G1G2 - Get One Give Two XO OLPCs, on February 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm Said: [...] giving mine. David Weinberger’s giving his too. Timothy noted that Waveplace will update with news and video, some of which will include your XO [...] Timothy Falconer, on February 12th, 2008 at 3:54 pm Said: Hi everyone, An update on our quest … over the weekend, we’ve received twelve donated laptops from G1G1 recipients and have managed to buy twelve on Ebay. Many of the donations came from this blog! We’ve reached our goal of 24 for our trip this weekend. Even better, the donated laptops even out the Ebay prices to make each laptop cost an even $200 apiece. If you have a laptop you’d like to donate, contact us at http://waveplace.com/contact. Donations now will go towards our pilot in St Vincent next month. Also, many have asked what “fell through” with OLPC. Our Haiti project came up very quickly for us and we had talked with OLPC in January about getting some of the donated laptops going to Haiti, but this wasn’t possible in time for our previously scheduled trip next week. We still hope to get more OLPC laptops for the rest of the 800+ students at the Mercy & Sharing schools. Thanks again, Tim Timothy Falconer, on February 20th, 2008 at 10:14 am Said: Today we’re starting our pilot in Haiti, at one of the Mercy & Sharing schools in Port-Au-Prince. Our very own Bill Stelzer, leader of our St John pilot, will be teaching Emile Roulsa Jean and two others to become Haiti’s first Waveplace mentors. They’ll then start a ten-week pilot using the nineteen laptops we were able to receive in time. Our greatest thanks go to the ten kind souls who donated their XOs last weekend, along with David Weinberger, Jerry Michalski, and Wayan Vota for helping spread the word. David & Jerry are A-List blogerati and Wayan runs OLPC News, which published my article last weekend. For those that have wondered, we’re going it alone in Haiti, with none of the laptops donated by OLPC’s G1G1 program going to Mercy & Sharing. Our goal is to raise $250,000 to purchase one thousand laptops and train enough mentors and teachers to really engage the kids and get them excited about education. We met with the Haitian government yesterday and plan to share our discoveries freely with them. They’re working directly with OLPC, though they’re interested in our experiences as well. They’ll be at the laptop unveiling today. Again, thank you everyone for your kindness and your encouragement. Stay tuned for more video from Haiti next week. kim allen, on June 23rd, 2008 at 5:17 pm Said: Hello Sales, Greetings from OMEGA STORE INC. My name is kim allen the CEO of the company. i will like to place order on some products in your company, but i would like to know if you ship to TEL-AVIV,ISRAEL and also do you accept Visa or Master card as method of payment? Please do not forget to include your web page in your replying back to my message and get back to me as fast as possible so that i can let you know the product i would like to order. Please email me back with the current price list on the products if you website is not updated. Thank you…. Yours Sincerely, KIM ALLEN Laptop Deals, on April 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am Said: This is never easy. Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (required) Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail	Web Joho only Entries (RSS) Comments (RSS).
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