A few months ago I announced the formation of IT Volunteering and was very pleased to see the very positive response. I thought that a quick update might be in order. I would like to recognize the contribution of Scott Stauffer of the local PASS Chapter. Scott is assisting with a DB rationalization project for the BC Paraplegic Association.
I recently did some PowerPoint 2003 and Excel 2003 training for the Surrey Food Bank (SFB). We are also in the early stages of an infrastructure overhaul for the SFB. This should prove to be an interesting project since it could involve the use of virtualization, Windows Server 2003, SBS and Terminal Services. In the near future we expect to be refining the project definition for presentation to the SFB Board. I recently met the people who currently volunteer to maintain their desktop systems to introduce them to the project and get them involved. The meeting went very well. It also looks like there may be some rationalization of data handling required for the SFB to improve their efficiency. Some data is apparently handled up to 4 separate times (sounds familiar)!
Although we have a limited number of opportunities for involvement right now (early days) please consider if you can give some of your valuable time to help. Also if you know of charities in need of help please contact me.
Cheers
Graham Jones
Executive Director
IT Volunteering