June 12, 2007

The PC Magazine Digital Love Program

To commemorate its 25th anniversary, PC Magazine announces the PC Magazine Digital Love program, a technology equipment donation program, in partnership with the National Cristina Foundation (NCF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the support of training through donated, used technology. The program provides computer technology to people with disabilities, students at risk and economically-disadvantaged persons. Combined with training, this program enables them to lead more independent and productive lives. For more information or to donate online, please visit https://www.cristina.org/dsf/pcmag.ncf

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PC Magazine Editor in Chief Jim Louderback remarked: "This is truly a call to action. Many of us at PC Magazine—as well as our readers—are fortunate enough to get upgraded systems once a year. But what do we do with our old equipment? It often ends up gathering dust. The PC Magazine Digital Love program offers PC Magazine and its readers an opportunity to give back to the community by allowing unused technology equipment to be put to good use for the worthy cause of promoting educational advancement for those in need."

The NCF will match PC Magazine Digital Love-donated technology equipment to the needs of worthy organizations. To date, PC Magazine has donated nearly 200 items from the PC Magazine Labs, all of which NCF provided to Computers for Youth (CFY), a not-for-profit organization that takes donated systems and repurposes them into home learning centers for children. CFY installs education software, provides free Internet service and offers free tech support for the recipients of the systems. CFY distributes these systems to low-income children in selected schools.

"I believe that technology education is essential to succeed in today's world. Allowing people that wouldn't otherwise have that chance to receive these learning tools not only spreads goodwill but also promotes equality," said Gina Suk, Product Manager, Ziff Davis Media, PC Magazine.

About the National Cristina Foundation
The NCF is an established not-for-profit organization since 1981. The National Cristina Foundation's mission is to "provide computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives." The NCF provides a matching service between the donator and receiver of the donated technology equipment. NCF directs donations to training and educational organizations in need and therefore participates in building community based solutions to benefit millions of people with disabilities, individuals who are economically disadvantaged, and students at risk. Current NCF partnerships in the technology marketplace include programs with Dell and Hewlett-Packard.

To make a donation to the NCF via the PC Magazine Digital Love program, please visit the PC Magazine donation page: https://www.cristina.org/dsf/pcmag.ncf

About Computers for Youth
CFY is a national, non-profit organization since 1999. CFY is dedicated to creating home learning centers for low-income school children. Home learning centers are set up with computer systems including free Internet access, educational software, and free ongoing tech support. CFY receives most computer donations from major corporations then repurposes the machines into CFY home learning centers. CFY then selects schools to distribute home learning centers to, and holds training sessions with the students and their parents before sending them home with their new computers. Currently, CFY services New York, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. CFY is projected to expand to 5 cities by 2010. The 10,000th family will be served this year through CFY.

Please refer to the Computers for Youth website for more information: http://www.cfy.org