What Donors Have To Say

Cristina Foundation donors speak out about the donation process and making a difference in the lives of people in their local communities....

Donor Comments

Thank you for matching me with your partner organization. I delivered the equipment to them today. They are a wonderful organization and I was quite pleased I could donate something to them that they needed. Kudos to you as well, for developing the data base that made this process so easy.  Regards, Jeff in Connecticut

I just wanted to thank you for providing this service. It's very satisfying to know that someone will be able to use the computer. Sincerely, Ann from Texas
 

Thanks for helping me to make a difference for these kids - and to keep my electronics out of a landfill too. --John in Massachusetts

 

I have just turned over my HP printer to a representative of the Police Activities League. It's a pleasure to pass along a perfectly functioning piece of office equipment to a good home. Thanks to your organization for arranging the donation. Sincerely, Mark in California

Excellent - thanks so much! This has been the best process ever. –Michael from NYC

 

 

 

Med School's Used Computers Find a New Home

Norman J. Kleiman, Ph.D., Director of the Eye Radiation & Environmental Research Laboratory in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health recently arranged to donate forty reclaimed computers through the National Cristina Foundation.  The foundation provides computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives.  It works with organizations around the world to ensure that used computer technology resources that no longer meet the needs of an organization or individual are given a second productive life.

Representatives from the National Cristina Foundation came to the campus in January to pick up the used machines. Many older university computers are simply discarded for their scrap value while they still have a useful life simply because individuals don’t know there are other options.

“ In our current environmentally and socially conscious society, it is important to give back to the community and to those less able to afford current computing machinery,” says Dr. Kleiman, who is deeply committed to the recycling and reuse of equipment and has been collecting and stowing these machines for some time.  “In the near future, we hope to expand this program to ensure that most working university computers are rescued prior to disposal and made available for reuse.”

In the photo, Dr. Kleiman (center, in lab jacket), helps load
computers with Chris Pettinato (left) and Steven Berman,
from Columbia’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety,
who helped facilitate this donation.

Text from the Columbia University Med School site: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/gc/news/index.html

The donation pictured above was received by Bridgeport Area Youth Ministries which provides computers and training to urban teenagers.

 

Dell Donor Has Great Experience

Like all of us who have been in personal computing since the early 1980s, there is a bunch of computer stuff secreted away that we have no use for and have not easily been able to get rid of.

I was up on the Dell site and saw an option on the page that directed me to the NCF. Once there, it was easy to list it and get an acknowledgment as I reviewed what I had. I was surprised at how much it was and was in pretty good condition and might be valuable to someone. Within two or three days I had everything and was pleased with the ease of adding items to my lists to the NCF online donor form. I say lists, because I had WinTel and Macintosh items to donate.

It was only a few days later that NCF contacted me and I received an e-mail from the local Salvation Army Transition Center stating they could use everything I had. I had it to them that day.

The best part of the whole deal was that the NCF valuation of what I provided was excellent. It was a truly positive experience. I have been telling all my friends about it.

Durand Waters
Windcrest, TX

 

Nevada Donor Thanks Us

You sent an email with an opportunity to confirm that the donation of my Epson printer had been made to the Clark County Public Education Foundation. 

The printer (and accessories), an office chair and a set of telephones with caller id machine were delivered to the Teachers Exchange on Wednesday.  We are awaiting the tax receipt; however, I did fill out a form at the time of delivery so expect a letter based on that.

I enjoyed a brief tour of the facility and plan on sharing this resource and its needs with one or two charitable groups in which I participate.

Thank you for your excellent referral.  Your organization is an excellent means of making certain usable items can have a "second life."

C. Camburn

 

Donor Comments

Thank you so much for the excellent work your organization does - the whole process was so easy and went so smoothly, and we're so happy that we were able to give the computer to someone who could use it, instead of just throwing it out.  I wish more people knew about the Cristina Foundation (I will certainly be referring people I know to your website!).
-Anne in Pennsylvania

This is my second donation through your organization, and it made me feel as good as it did the first time. From what Ray told me, it sounds as though my trusty old computer will be put to very good use -- and hopefully helps make a difference in other peoples' lives. 

Kathleen in California

Today the Northeast Tennessee Assistive Technology Cooperative picked up the computer we were offering for donation. Everything went smoothly. I am delighted that my daughter's computer will be put to good use. Thank you for the good works you do.

Ema from Tennessee

 

I am glad I found you on the internet.  The match was perfect.  The computer is going to a person with special needs who is learning to use a computer.  I have an autistic daughter and was thrilled that the computer will be used in such a way as I know how much my daughter loves the computer.  Thanks. 

 

Joel in Minnesota