Christmas was extra special this year for Amryss and Jasmine Oberlin, daughters of Shelly Oberlin of St. Johns.
Shelly entered the Computers for Kids drawing and was one of the lucky winners. Amryss and Jasmine will now be able to learn computer skills on their very own computer designed specifically for their age group. In addition two others were winners of the computers for children in their families, Kurt Nohel of Alma and Neta King of Ovid.
The Computers for Kids program organized by Conservation District Executive Director Gary Fritz and his son Chris, owner of Power On Technology Services, is in its fourth year of refurbishing donated computers and installing updated software for local area kids. In this case, the remaining 15 computers were donated to Habitat for Humanity of Clinton County, where they will be sold at a very reasonable price and the proceeds will help Habitat build their next home for a family in need of a decent, affordable and safe place to live.
Habitat’s plan is to break ground in Spring 2012 on a property in Clinton County.
“We are grateful to Gary Fritz for his generous donation to Habitat and to be able to be a part of the Computers for Kids program. This year Gary and Chris donated 44 computers to local kids and to Habitat where the proceeds from the sales will help serve a low income family in need of a safe, decent and affordable place to live.
“It’s a win-win,” said Sue Carroll, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Clinton County.