Since the start of the pandemic schools and parents have struggled with this new world of home-schooling, juggling virtual resources whilst at the same time being able to support children with finding some balance and perspective to their lives as the goal posts keep moving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schools have been keen that every child is supported to learn at home and that they do not feel excluded or isolated by not having access to the technology that helps this to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Gary Harvey heard that there weren\u2019t enough laptops for every child, he decided to do something about it. He asked his customers and local community if they had any devices that they no longer used and would be happy to donate. He expected to have a few. But the response has been so overwhelming that Gary now has over 170 laptops and other devices that he is now cleaning of data and reconfiguring with the latest Window or IOS Software. Then they are ready to go. To the people that most need it \u2013 our children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a story that connects people in so many ways. One story in particular was from one of Garys\u2019 customers. He had looked after this particular couple, David and Theresa for over 5 years, but very sadly Theresa died in March last year. Her husband David donated her laptop, so that Gary could reconfigure and update it. The laptop was to go to Clapham Terrace school in Leamington. When he dropped it off at the school and was talking to the them about who the laptop had belonged to, it emerged that they knew Theresa and that she had worked there for 30 years before her retirement. Serendipity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Julie Miles, the Headteacher at Clapham said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018you are a great example of community spirit we seek to foster at Clapham Terrace. Your generosity helps to illustrate to our children the real benefits to them and their peers that consideration for others can bring. Having a tangible example such as this to point to when discussing looking after one another will be an additional benefit of your extremely generous donation\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since the start of the pandemic schools and parents have struggled with this new world of home-schooling, juggling virtual resources whilst at the same time being able to support children with finding some balance and perspective to their lives as the goal posts keep moving! Schools have been keen that every child is supported to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":339330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-making-a-difference"],"yoast_head":"\n