RRRcomputer.org: ‘Bridging the Digital Divide One Kid & One Computer at a Time’
A company called RRRcomputer.org, founded by Hue Mach, recently started accepting Bitcoin through BitPay. The nonprofit works to help children in poverty achieve success through reused computers. Elizabeth Ploshay, account manager at BitPay, introduced her company to Mach. Ploshay told CoinTelegraph: Mach asks the digital currency community to fight technological waste and to spread awareness about children in need. "Hue is spearheading an initiative to promote education and digital literacy for K-6th graders in the SF Bay area, Bitcoin as a donation method goes hand in hand with RRR's....
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