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abc-cde Association for Better
Child Care, Development & Education |
"'Digital
Divide' is the distance between those who have computers and those
who do not" |
News
Media. |
"With tens of millions of usable computers being discarded each year, there is no longer any |
........any
reason for this to continue." |
| ....Dwight
Stephenson |
On
February 11, 2006 Dwight joined a distinguished list of former Walter
Camp 'Man of the Year' recipients which includes former NFL standout players,
Roger Staubach, Gale Sayers, and Jim Kelly. The Walter Camp Award honors
an individual who has been closely associated with the game of football
as a player, coach or close attendant to the game. He must have contributed
to the public service for the benefit of the community, the country and
his fellow man. He must have an impeccable reputation for integrity and
must be dedicated
to our American Heritage and the philosophy of Walter Camp.
In 1985, during his
playing days, Dwight was honored and received
the 'NFL/Miller
Lite'
Man of the Year Award for his work in charity and reasons similar to the
Walter Camp Honor. (See Bio).
(Bioson......Dwight
Stephenson .......Dwight Stephenson..........
2008.
Dwight's Computers for Kids' 11th year. Once again, sincere thanks
to our partners and all of the wonderful organizations who have
helped us put computers in front of kids. In South Florida, with
your help, thousands of kids from low income families are becoming
better students with a computer at home. We get thanks from the
families, rhese are meant equally to all of you who have been so
generous. And the letters we get from Dwight's kids are so inspiring
they fortify our resolve to eliminate the digital divide. What a
wonderful way to help the kids in our community. In that spirit
we would like to put the same question, as we did in 1998, to every
thinking person in our country; "WHY DO WE CONTINUE DUMPING USABLE COMPUTERS INTO TRASH HEAPS? OUR PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THAT ITS FEASEABLE AND ECONOMICALLY CHEAPER TO GIVE THEM TO KIDS. AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IS A NO-BRAINER. SO, SINCE WE CAN DO IT, WHY NOT HELP US GIVE ONE TO EVERY 'Computerless' KID IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY? " |
.abc-cde
is dedicated to the elimination of the 'digital divide'.
(If you see a PC thats ready to retire,.....Remember
Dwight's kids, and what we desire.)
"In
this century, having students in homes without a computing device
and an internet connection would be similar to sending some students
home in the 20th century without their textbooks, and then expecting
them to do as well in the classroom", ...Andrea Tayor, Pres.
Benton Foundation, at the National Press Club, 12/11/2002. |
| * In April, 2002, we delivered a computer to a pretty high school senior who already had her college major and career mapped out. After school she worked |