Volunteering via Twitter

Recently one morning I was driving around Santa Monica, feeling grateful for all the wonderful things that have happened to me since relocating from the Midwest. I felt a strong urge to find a way to give back to the community in some way. I thought there might be an organization that I could do a project for and wondered how I might find the right opportunity. Little did I know that the opportunity would find me via Twitter. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/ubergeekgirl

I typically don’t use Twitter to connect with clients, but rather to network with other technical professionals. About two hours after my drive, there came a “tweet” from a colleague regarding a pro-bono project for a school in Los Angeles. I replied immediately and was put in touch with Bob Nitrio of Ranvest who is spearheading the project. As it turns out, each year Everything Channel handles a community project as part of their annual XChange Solution Providers conference  and is doing a community project in conjunction with LA Works.

This year, we’re rehabbing the computers in a student computer lab and I will be doing the work on the Macs!

You can learn more about the project by going to http://everythingchannelevents.com/xsp10_channelatwork 

I am thrilled to be able to refresh the computers in the lab at Dayton Heights elementary. I can’t wait for these youngsters to have functioning computers again. I know it will help the students continue to learn, and I want to thank Twitter because it helped make this possible!