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Just
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To Qualify for a Free
Computer Eligibility
Requirement, Consents and Releases: Here
are some of the qualifying criteria that must be met in order for us to help
you get a free computer. If you can
say yes to anyone of these listed below, with verification from your
physician, along with a Letter of Authorization giving your physician the
permission to verify your medical qualification. Then you are qualified. It is that easy! AIDS/HIV Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Cancer (Patients or
Survivors with documents of proof) Cerebral Palsy C.O.P.D. (related
shut-ins) Dialysis Patients Disabled Veteran
(75% or greater with documented proof) Huntington's Disease Lupis Medically Mandated
Shut-ins Mentally or
Physically Challenged Candidates Muscular Dystrophy Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitating (from
a maiming accident) Obviously, we can
not list every known debilitating illness on this page, so if you know of an
area that we can help with other than what is listed, please contact us at
admin@jpfolks2.com with your request. We will be happy to look at what you have
sent and hopefully we can add it to the list. |
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Contact Us: Email Direct at:
admin@jpfolks2.com Phone: 405 564-5167 |
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Just Plain Folks
Organization, Inc. 1105 E 57th Street Stillwater, OK 74074 |
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Our Certificate Of
Incorporation The State of
Oklahoma and the IRS recognize our Non-Profit Status. Federal Tax Id:
80-0620928. 501c3 Status confirmed. |
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Without Communications a heart suffers! |
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Ruby Lowry receives her Computer. |
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From Our Founder on What we do! My husband and I started Just Plain Folks Organization, Inc in 2008.
We take in old computers and laptops so that they can be refurbished
and reloaded. Then we give them away for free to people that have
terminal illnesses , returning Military Veterans, and Disabled Veterans
around the United States. We really need help getting people to donate
computers because our waiting list is a long one. When a person donates their old equipment, it takes about one week to
determine if the computer/laptop can be wiped clean and reloaded. Then
we see who is next in line for a free computer. Sometimes we travel to
other states to deliver the computers. We have been doing this work out
of our own pockets. |
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We do not get monetary donations (although it would help) from outside
sources. We have sent out letters and pleadings to local television
stations, famous stars such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degeneris and Tina Stull.
Unfortunately none of the entities or people will respond with any help.
We have asked the Microsoft Corporation for old operating systems to be
donated to us but what we got in return was "Computing for Dummies"
books. The Haiku OS Group, Ubuntu Linux and Oracle/Sun (Solaris) are
the only ones who have willingly helped us, with operating systems for the
readied computers. On the flip side, this is a very rewarding type of volunteerism that we
do. We have watched children's faces light up and older folks with
cancer and dialysis patients totally stutter when they do not have to pay
anything for their computer they get. The few Disabled Veterans that we
have been able to give a computer to say that it has helped them to stay in
contact with friends and family on the internet as they cannot get out of the
house as often as they would like. We will continue to work our organization to "help those to help
themselves" and be able to communicate where they could not
before. |