[rtpnet-tact] PowerUp will close (fwd)

[Judy Hallman]

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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:53:42 +0100
From: Jayne Cravens <Jayne.Cravens@UNVOLUNTEERS.ORG>
Reply-To: The DIGITALDIVIDE discussion group <DIGITALDIVIDE@OWA.BENTON.ORG>
To: DIGITALDIVIDE@OWA.BENTON.ORG
Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] PowerUp will close

A Lack of Money Forces Computer Initiative to Close

With nearly 1,000 community-based technology centers
financed across the country, the national offices of
PowerUp will close and the centers will be left to fend for
themselves.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/30/technology/30POWE.html?todaysheadlines
(you have to register to read this article, but registration is free)


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