NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Believing that every child has the right to an education, Apple authorized business The Mac Support Store is giving a donation of laptops to Rise Up & Walk Youth Center, and hoping others will join them. Rise up & Walk is a not-for-profit community based organization that provides programs for underprivileged youth.
At 11am EDT on Friday, August 5th, The Mac Support Store will be presenting six Mac laptops they have rebuilt at the Rise Up & Walk Youth Outreach Center Inc. These laptops will help the center on their way to achieving their goal of obtaining computers for more than 300 children by this fall. However the need is great and they will still need to purchase many more computers.
After speaking with the Director Clyde Evans, Jeff Graber and Judith Barr, co-owners of The Mac Support Store since 1996 were moved by the need and knew this was an excellent school for their laptop donations. The school only had two old Dell desktops, and moreover, no portable computers. In hearing the news, Mr. Evans was very happy about the upcoming Apple branded donation, and the possibility it presents to further encourage classroom participation.
The presentation is made possible by funding provided by The Mac Support Store and the support of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz who will be in attendance.
The event will be open to all media.
About The Mac Support Store
The Mac Support Store is the first Apple Authorized Repair Shop in the history of Brooklyn. Begun in 1996 by Jeff Graber and Judith Barr, The Mac Support Store is both an Apple Authorized Reseller and Service Provider, making them Brooklyn's one-stop shop for Apple products, accessories and more.
For more information please contact: Vice President, Jeff Graber Visit: http://www.macsupportstore.com/ Email: jeff@macsupportstore.com Phone: 718-312-8341
About Rise Up and Walk
Rise Up & Walk is a not-for-profit CBO on the move and recognized for providing educational and recreational programs for youth. Organized in 1998 and Incorporated in 2003, Rise Up Walk is a partnership with Parents and funded by The NYC Department of Education, Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of Children and Family Services, Administration for Children Services, Councilman Albert Vann, NYC Department for the Aging, Department of Youth and Community Development, Foundations, Private and the Public sectors.
For more information please contact: Director, Clyde Evans Visit: http://www.riseupnwalk.org/ Email: info@riseupnwalk.org Phone: 718-773-7770
SOURCE The Mac Support Store
