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<p>Has this Luke been approached to donate his time?</p>
<p>I gather the request is for a grant to pay him, your pretty much saying 50 dollars an hour, that seems excessive given the Men's Shed's operation which usually has all mentors/experts donate their time, so I at least, have reservations.</p>
<p>If the grant request was however for the computer room "equipment" that could not be found through donations (talked to Harvey Norman?) like modem/router/switches, cabling, I do fully support that type of request.</p>
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<p>On 24/03/2017 09:04, Kathy Reid wrote:</p>
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<p>I'm forwarding this Grant Application on behalf of Robert Palmer (CC'd) - feedback on this Grant Application from the community is now open for two weeks. </p>
<p>Kind regards, </p>
<p>Kathy</p>
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<td>[LACTTE] A grant to Moe Menshed (about to start)</td>
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<td>Robert Palmer <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rpalmer47@gmail.com"><rpalmer47@gmail.com></a></td>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;">Dear Linux Council,</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;"> Moe Menshed is just starting up. I was a member of the Menshed in Wagga Wagga but was hit by a car when riding a bicycle, I was knocked unconscious for a week and broke my right leg. I was flown to Sydney and then to Melbourne. I came to Moe because I have some familly in the area.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;"> I have met someone who is part of an attempt to start a Menshed in Moe.<br /> His name is Collin Wootton, tel 03 5127 3693. I understand that they have a building chosen but not much installed. In Wagga Wagga the Menshed had a very extensive building with much very expensive fitting and turning machinery that was very competently run by a group of old men. They also had a computer room which had more users than the workshop. I would like the Moe Menshed to start up with a computer room. For that to happen we need a few computer experts preferably, I hope with enthusiasm for and knowledge of Linux as well as Windows. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;"> I have met a young bloke in Moe whose knowledge of Linux is much greater than mine. his name is Luke and he teaches mostly bored housewives in a few classes. I am surprised to find someone in Moe with more knowledge of Linux than I have. He also is much better, than I am, at getting information from the Internet and has a good knowledge of modern computers which I for one, lack badly. He teaches in Moe Neighbourhood House in Elizabeth st.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;"> If he was in the Menshed when it is starting up and answering questions, it would be a good thing. Many people have older computers which will not run Windows 10 but will run Linux, eg Mint, Mate or Ubuntu. Rather than spend about $1000 on a new computer they would do better to install Linux. He would be able to tell them how to do this. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;"> The computer room would need a Router (Modem) with connections for at least four computers and a telephone for the Menshed administration. I don't know what is being done about this. Collin Wootton 03 5127 3693 should be able to tell you this.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;"> I do not know what teachers are payed but I would think that if he got $100 for two hour lessons for about ten weeks, it would be very helpful.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #073763;">Yours Robert Palmer at <a href="mailto:rpalmer47@gmail.com">rpalmer47@gmail.com</a></div>
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