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Talking Cell Phones For Soldiers With Robbie Bergquist

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Robbie Bergquist with soldiers at Fort Lewis McChord
Robbie with some of the troops that Cell Phones for Soldiers helps out.

 

Back when I researched disposing of e-waste, I was fortunate enough to find out about Cell Phones For Soldiers, which of course went right into CivicGeek.com.  Erin McCloskey, who handles communication, introduced me to one of the founders, Robbie Bergquist.  Robbie was kind enough to answer some questions so we civic geeks can understand how his organization runs and how we can help.

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Science Made Clear: An Interview With Jon Perry of Stated Clearly

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Stated Clearly Logo

Science is important.  Unfortunately people are more than glad to back the B.S. truck up and dump all over science for their own agendas to confuse issues.  Schools don’t always teach what they should.  Pop culture distorts science.  Enter the folks at Stated Clearly (http://statedclearly.com/) who explain science in clear, practical terms for everyone.  They even take offers of help and donations – and if you’re thinking of helping out, let’s talk to the man behind it, Jon Perry.

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Civic Geek Catalog Update 1/4/2015

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Diverse focus this week, though I still have a lot of literacy-based charities I need to include (there are many out there).

And don’t forget you can find causes sorted by Geekery or by Focus!

STEM

  • Female Geeks
    • Geek Girl Dinners – Promotes geek girl friendly events, resources, and connection.
    • She’s Geeky – An SF Bay organization that provides events and and conferences around the USA for women in STEM>

Video Games

Writing/Reading

  • Books
    • B.I.G. Books – Recycles used books for those in needs.
    • Milk And Bookies – Promotes literacy and book access by encouraging children to engage in book giving and related events.
    • Reach A Reader – An organization that provides donated children’s and YA books that also promotes authors!
    • Reader To Reader – A public charity that brings books to under-resourced schools and libraries, as well as public libraries. They focus on the poorest communities.
  • Literacy
    • International Book Project – Uses sustainable programs and partnerships to combat illiteracy on a global scale – with the goal of ending it.
    • The Reading Tub – A volunteer-run nonprofit promitng family literacy.

Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
http://www.musehack.com/
http://www.informotron.com/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/.