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LqP Computer Commuter
Mary Quick, Coordinator
Time Line of Events
• August: – Launch
• September: – Conducted Survey
• October: – Began Weekly Visits
Weekly Schedule
• Monday– Bellingham and Nassau
• Tuesday– Madison and Marietta
• Wednesday– Boyd
• Thursday– Dawson
Our Patrons
• Bellingham: 8• Boyd: 12• Dawson: 17• Madison: 15• Marietta: 15• Nassau: 9
• Total Number: 76
Breakdown by Age
• 7-12 grade: 5%• 41-50 years: 14%• 51-60 years: 15%• 61-70 years: 33%• 71-80 years: 28%• 81+ years 5%
Monthly Attendance
• October: 107• November: 74• December: 37 (missed 4 days)
• January: 50 (missed 32% of visits)
• February: 42• March: 39 (1 vacation week)
• April: 58
Activities Occurring Onboard
• Basic Keyboarding• Windows 7 • Creating Documents• Excel spreadsheet• Organization of
Documents/Pictures• Health
Benefits/Enrollment
• Automatic payroll
• Scan documents to save digitally
• Business cards• Photoshop• Skype• Email• Ebay
Outreach
• Sent Christmas cards
• Both papers publish Weekly Schedule
• Use of laptops by others– EDA– LqP Community Ed
• Civic Organizations– Kiwanis– Chamber of Commerce– Sons of Norway
• Classes– MIRC online
workshops
• LqP County Fair• Parade• Pampered Stroll
Outreach
Sons of Norway
Outreach
• “Big leap across digital divide”
– West Central Tribune, March 2011
• “Turning the darn thing on” said Fred Eckhardt of Boyd when asked what was the most difficult part of working on a computer. West Central Tribune, March 2011
“I almost cried” said Connie Lein when all the neat stuff she
had gotten on to her screen disappearedWest Central Tribune, March 2011
Review of Project Goals:
1. Increase Knowledge, Understanding and Usage of broadband technology
2. Financial Barriers: offer free access to computers, internet and tutoring
3. Increase the quality of life4. Lac qui Parle county becomes more
competitive
Work Completed & in Progress:
• Weekly Visits– Computers– Internet– Help
• Ancestry.com– Madison Community
Foundation– Dawson Community
Foundation
• ABE Summer Institute
• PC’s for People• MIRC Workshops
Future Needs:
• Additional: – Bus– Staff– Programs for laptops– Subscription/membership fees
• Revised layout of bus
Revisions/Changes
• Layout of stations
To Sustain the Computer Commuter:
• Continued support from:– TDF Foundation– Blandin Foundation– SW ABE– Communities– Telephone Companies
Communities
Bellingham, Marietta and Nassau
Thank you