Learning To Be The Light (LTBTL) will provide a
refurbished laptop to any qualified Hoover City Schools (HCS)
student.In order to be qualified to receive a PC from
LTBTL, a student must be in the Free or Reduced Lunch
Program at HCS, and the student's home must have
broadband internet access.*
If you are a parent of a student on Free or Reduced
Lunch, or a student on Free or Reduced Lunch, or know of
a student who would qualify, please do the following:
Contact your Assistant Principal, you
Principal, or Guidance Counselor and ask them to e-mail
LTBTL at info@learningtobethelight.org indicating
that they have a qualified student who needs a PC.
Once LTBTL has received the e-mail, we will contact
the student's parents/guardians and begin the process of
delivering and setting up a PC and peripherals.
There is a limit of (1) PC per family. Once the
PC and peripherals are delivered and setup, they are the
property of the student's family.
* - If you currently do not have broadband internet
access, please contact ATT, Charter Cable or Brighthouse
Cable, and request to speak to their representative who
handles reduced rate broadband access.
LTBTL does not publicize the names of the families
who receive PCs from us. The privacy of the
families is of utmost importance.
We currently have over 20 laptops ready to deliver to
qualifying families, so if you qualify, or know of
someone that might qualify, contact your school
administrator today so they can contact us.
The laptops that are currently ready to be delivered will
have the following minimum specifications:
Operating System: |
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
Processor: |
At least a Pentium 4 or Dual Core |
Hard Drive: |
At least a 80 gb IDE or SATA |
RAM: |
At least 2048mb |
Optical Drive: |
DVD-RW |
Network Card: |
Ethernet (Wired) |
Video: |
1024 x 768, 32-bit color or higher |
If you have questions regarding qualifications,
or any other matters, please send an e-mail to
info@learningtobethelight.org .