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Free Geek Seattle is a volunteer non-profit group focused on sustainable computing. Founded in 2009, we model ourselves after the original Free Geek in Portland Oregon.

Here is what we do, in a nutshell...

Refurbish computers to distribute back into the community.
Recycle unusable computer gear in an environmentally responsible manner.
Training & support in recycling, refurbishing and how to use computers and the Internet.
Find out more about FGS

Getting Started

To get you started here are some links to select information resources.

Learn how to volunteer with Free Geek Seattle or just make a donation.
Join the FGS Google group (mailing list)
For real-time communication sign on to IRC channel #freegeek-sea on irc.freenode.org (Freenode IRC network)
Read about our current positions - opportunity knocks!
Find out when and where our next meeting or workshop is happening.
Training - Let's learn to geek
Free Geek Portland
FreekiWiki

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+'''Free Geek Seattle''' is a volunteer non-profit group focused on sustainable computing. Founded in 2009, we model ourselves after the original Free Geek in Portland Oregon.
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+Here is what we do, in a nutshell...
+* Refurbish computers to distribute back into the community.
+* Recycle unusable computer gear in an environmentally responsible manner.
+* Training & support in recycling, refurbishing and how to use computers and the Internet.
+* Find out [[Free Geek Seattle:About|more about FGS]]
-== Getting started ==
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+== Getting Started ==
-* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
+To get you started here are some links to select information resources.
-* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
+* Learn how to [[volunteer]] with Free Geek Seattle or just [[Donate|make a donation]].
+* Join the [http://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/ FGS Google group] (mailing list)
+* For real-time communication sign on to IRC channel #freegeek-sea on irc.freenode.org (Freenode IRC network)
+* Read about our current [[positions]] - opportunity knocks!
+* Find out when and where our [[Free_Geek_Seattle:Current events|next meeting or workshop]] is happening.
+* [[Training]] - Let's learn to geek
+* [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek Portland]
+* [http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php/Main_Page FreekiWiki]
+<small>Keywords: volunteer‎ ‎reuse‎‎ ‎‎recycle‎‎ ‎‎refurbish‎‎ ‎‎computers‎‎ ‎‎hardware‎ ‎open-source‎‎ ‎‎linux‎‎ ‎‎foss‎‎ ‎‎f/oss‎‎ ‎‎education‎‎ ‎‎training‎ ‎seattle‎ ‎puget sound‎ ‎gslug‎</small>