FGTC Newsletter November 2022

It’s been awhile. Here’s what we’ve been up to lately!

It’s the Free Geek Twin Cities Newsletter here.

Whether you opted in recently or many moons ago, welcome.

We’re excited to show you what’s been happening here… but first:

Give to the Max

Thursday November 17th is Give to the Max Day, a milestone day for nonprofit fundraising in Minnesota. If you like what we do, please consider contributing.

Thanks to generous supporters, up to $500 in donations will be matched! Donate with the link below.

https://www.givemn.org/donate/Free-Geek-Twin-Cities

Your contribution helps to fund our mission of lowering the barriers of access to technology, and keeping electronics out of the landfill. Learn more about our mission:

https://www.freegeektwincities.org/mission

Store Updates + Offerings

Spring 2021 saw the grand reopening of our thrift store!

During lockdown, Free Geek Twin Cities made the quick migration to online sales and curbside pickup to continue to meet the needs of our customers during a global pandemic.

We also seized the opportunity to remodel our thrift store. What used to be an odd collection of rooms and corners is now a large open floor shopping space.

Check out this snapshot of our store a few months ago…

While we have long since reopened for in-person shopping, our online store remains active and updated. Customers can browse and order items online for pickup at Free Geek HQ- local pickup only. Browse our online store at the following link:

https://www.freegeektwincities.org/online-store-landing

In addition to Ubuntu Linux 22.04, we now offer a selection of refurbished computers pre-installed with Windows 10 Home.

We now offer discounted income-based eligibility computers to those who can demonstrate need. This includes a functioning productivity-level desktop computer with Windows 10 for just $30. More information about the program can be found at the link below:

https://www.freegeektwincities.org/eligibility-based-computers

We also now have an Ebay store for rare and specialty items! Shop below:

https://www.ebay.com/usr/freegeektwincities

Preservation Efforts

In February, Free Geek Twin Cities went to a place called Computer Reset, a closed computer store in Dallas, TX, to pick up its largest donation ever. Volunteer from our retro team took 10 tons of computer equipment 1,000 miles back to Minneapolis!

Thanks for reading. Come visit us:

Wednesday-Sunday

12-5pm

-The Free Geek Twin Cities Team