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Today's speaker was Fred Treiber from the White Bear Lake Rotary club. His presentation was in regards to a Rotary Global Grant that he is in the process of securing. The project he is seeking to fund is a "Computer Club House" in Costa Rica. There are currently over 100 such organizations around the world - in 20 different countries - 5 in the Twin Cities. The goal of a Computer Club House is to let disadvantaged young people become not only consumers of technology but creators of technology. Each is a "village" that allows kids to connect not only to technology but to each other. This concept was born in Boston as a collaboration between the Boston Museum of Science and MIT. Treiber's organization will be in the Perez Zeledon Center in Costa Rica. His grant has been approved at the District Level but is awaiting review and approval by Rotary International. Costa Rica was chosen because of his prior associations there, which will help greatly with the legwork that will be required to get up and running once approved.July 23 - Club Meeting
Today's speaker was Fred Treiber from the White Bear Lake Rotary club. His presentation was in regards to a Rotary Global Grant that he is in the process of securing. The project he is seeking to fund is a "Computer Club House" in Costa Rica. There are currently over 100 such organizations around the world - in 20 different countries - 5 in the Twin Cities. The goal of a Computer Club House is to let disadvantaged young people become not only consumers of technology but creators of technology. Each is a "village" that allows kids to connect not only to technology but to each other. This concept was born in Boston as a collaboration between the Boston Museum of Science and MIT. Treiber's organization will be in the Perez Zeledon Center in Costa Rica. His grant has been approved at the District Level but is awaiting review and approval by Rotary International. Costa Rica was chosen because of his prior associations there, which will help greatly with the legwork that will be required to get up and running once approved.