Hamilton County Computer Drive on May 6-7

The five largest municipal governments in Hamilton County are partnering together with Net Literacy, a youth-managed Hamilton County nonprofit, to hold the county’s largest computer drive. The Mayors and Town Manager of Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, and Noblesville together with the County Commissioners are encouraging businesses, individuals, and other organizations to donate “gently used” and working computers that are Pentium IIIs, Pentium IV, or have Windows 2000 or Windows XP as operating system to donate their computers. The computers will be cleaned, data wiped, new software installed, and they will be donated to nonprofits to build or expand computer labs in Hamilton County and throughout the State. Net Literacy (www.netliteracy.org) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and all contributors will receive a receipt for their donation.

Please only bring working computers, monitors (CRTs or flat screens), keyboards, mice, and power cords. The student volunteers can only accept computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, software, and power cords. Please, no scanners, printers, and other electronic equipment.

Computer Donation Schedule on May 6th and May 7th:

• Fisher’s Train Station (by Town Hall) – 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Carmel City Hall – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Westfield City Hall – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Noblesville & Hamilton County – Noblesville City Hall – 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Net Literacy’s student volunteers have taught senior citizens and provided computers to independent living facilities in Carmel. Carmel has spotlighted Net Literacy’s programs on our Carmel CAN Community Volunteer Initiative on Cable Channel 16, and we support the students that volunteer during their weekends and after school time to help increase digital inclusion throughout Indiana. I encourage Carmel residents to support students and Net Literacy by participating in this computer drive on May 6th and 7th at City Hall. Also, residents can drop off their gently used computers at the Carmel Clay Schools Educational Center on Friday, April 30th (3:00pm-7:00pm) and Saturday, May 1st (10:00am to 2:00pm). The City of Carmel is pleased to continue to support Net Literacy, its students, and its mission for a ninth year.

Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard