Donating a Laptop

In today’s world, owning a computer is a necessity. Fortunately students in the TESD are given laptops or tablets to use for their schoolwork, so our requests for laptops are way down from past years. We do still need them now and then for individuals looking for work.

Please contact us at information@tecare.org if you have a laptop to donate. Be sure to include the brand, model number, operating system, etc. We are licensed to load Windows 10 and Office 2007 onto computers, so you can have yours wiped clean before giving it to us if you want. If you can leave your programs on, then we don’t need to use our licenses which saves us buying more licenses. It’s up to you. Because computers become outdated so quickly, we ask the following:

Laptops:

• Be sure the laptop is in good working order and no older than 5 years. A 2 or 3 year old unit is even better.
• Please include any all power cords.
• If possible, leave Internet Explorer or a similar browser loaded on the computer.
• If possible, leave at least a word processing program on it. Microsoft Office 2010 (Word and Excel) would be best. That saves us using up our license.
• If possible, include any software, especially for the operating system.
• Include any manuals, discs, etc. that you might have.

Sorry, we do not accept any of these items:

• printers
• desktop computers – any type
• Mac laptops (unless brand new)
• ipads or phones

Other Options for Donating Computers

If your computer is too old for us, or if we don’t have a need at the time of your offer some options to consider are:

• For computers that work donate them to Team Children in Audubon. This non-profit takes used computers, refurbishes them, and then sells them at low cost to families in the Philadelphia area.  Visit their website or call 610-666-1795 for details.
• To recycle any computers your best option is to take them to your local Best Buy. They recycle old computers and printers for free and monitors for a fee. For details, contact your local Best Buy store.

You can also look for local recycling options and events (usually once or twice a year) in your township or county. For details, contact your county or township.