Parts4Hearts

About

Parts4Hearts is the computer recyling and refurbishing program of the Pope Computing Club, operating in the Marietta and metropolitan Atlanta area. Parts4Hearts seeks to provide underpriveliged students with fully functional laptops, closing the digital divide in education.

Additionally, as of 2022-08-31, Parts4Hearts manages the southeastern chapter of the World Computer Exchange, an organization that ships refurbished computers to students in need across the world.

Donate

Due to logistical issues, we are no longer accepting desktop computers, monitors, keyboards, or mice for donation as of 2022-10-27.

Interested in donating laptops to Parts4Hearts? Please reach out to contact@popecomputing.org.

Refurbishing Checklist (For Members)

Ready to install the WCE Xubuntu OS? See the tutorials page.

1. Battery holds charge (if applicable)
2. Device POSTs successfully
3. BIOS setup is unlocked
4. Hard drive has been zero’ed (upon donor’s request)
5. Custom Ubuntu distro has been flashed to the disk
6. Operating system boots
7. Keyboard and mouse work