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|[[Free_Geek_Seattle:About|Free Geek Seattle]] is a growing non-profit organization modeled after the original [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek] of Portland, Oregon. Our focus is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_Software free] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source software] advocacy, technology education, and sustainable computing.


Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's mediawiki page. This is our knowledge
base and used to store documents, images, procedures and such.


== What We Do ==
If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org


* Refurbish donated computer hardware, and install free [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source software] for distribution to the community.
== What we do==
* Provide education about basic PC hardware, the Linux operating system, and any other technologies that we're working on or have expertise in.
* Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware
* [[Recycle]] anything we can't fix or use in an environmentally-responsible manner.
* Support and education in [[Free]] software
* Helping with construction and maintenance of local [[Neighborhood Networks]]


== Get Involved ==
==Free Geek Seattle is currently re-organizing.==
As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of
8 years.


* [[donations|Donate]] - Please contact [mailto:donate@freegeekseattle.org  donate@freegeekseattle.org] with any questions or information about donating.
==Meetings==
** We are currently accepting hardware [[Donate|donations]] via drop-off at the [[Filipino Community Center]] of Seattle.
No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize
** [[Wishlist]]: Particular things we really need
a meet up if you are so inclined!
* [[Volunteer]]
** [[Positions]] we'd like to fill
** Help us [[Promotion|promote]] Free Geek Seattle.
===Contact Us===
* Attend one of our recurring  [[Free_Geek_Seattle:Current events|meetings or workshops]]
* Join the {{Template:maillist}}
* Chat with us on {{Template:IRCchannel}}


== [[:Category:Events| Events]] ==
Past meetings and other events may be found on the [[Event Schedule]]
==== [[Free_Geek_Seattle:Current_events| Current Events]] ====
* Regular Saturday Workshops ([[Volunteer Lead sign-up]]).  <span style="color:#c71585">Note: dates with positions unfilled may have no lead volunteers present.</span>  Please click the Current Events link above for details.
* Monthly meetings 2nd Monday of every month.  Time: 7:30pm - 9pm.  Location: Town Center at Lake Forest Park food court (Upper level across from Third Place Books), 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.


== [[:Category:Education| Education]] ==
We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons.


* Friday STE(A)M Classes [[Volunteer sign-up]]
Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood
* [[:Category:Training]] - Let's learn to geek
and Broadview mostly).
* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Main_Page FreekiWiki]
We are closely partnered with the Filipino Community Center of Seattle to provide computer education through their STE(A)M program, and by cross-participation in our weekend workshops/build program and classes.


==Business==
==== [[:Category:Infrastructure| Infrastructure]] ====
==== [[:Category:Projects| Operations]] ====
==== [[:Category:Governance| Governance]]  ====
We are in the process of obtaining full [[501c3_Status|501(c)3 status]].
We are seeking grants. Contact [[User:Themartianist| Tom Heuser]] for specifics.
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Latest revision as of 16:31, 24 August 2025

Free Geek Seattle: Helping Seattle's Needy Get Nerdy

Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's mediawiki page. This is our knowledge base and used to store documents, images, procedures and such.

If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org

What we do

  • Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware
  • Support and education in Free software
  • Helping with construction and maintenance of local Neighborhood Networks

Free Geek Seattle is currently re-organizing.

As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of 8 years.

Meetings

No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize a meet up if you are so inclined!

Past meetings and other events may be found on the Event Schedule

We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons.

Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood and Broadview mostly).