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Press Release
For Immediate Release
January 27, 2004
Media Contact: Jeanie Martin, N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
program
coordinator, 828/251-6198
N.C. Center for Creative Retirement Offers Free Computer Literacy
Classes
Registration is now open for the N.C. Center for Creative
Retirement's free
computer literacy classes for underserved adults ages 50 and over.
Funded
through a grant from Smith Barney, the classes are designed to reach
local
low-income and minority seniors. Space is limited. Application
deadline is
March 4.
Four courses are available this session. Beginner classes meet from
9:30-11:30 a.m. on Mondays or 2:30-4:30 on Wednesdays. Advanced
beginner
classes meet from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Mondays or 9:30-11:30 a.m. on
Wednesdays. Each class meets once a week for six weeks. The classes
will
meet in the Reuter Center on the UNC Asheville campus beginning the
week of
March 21.
To date, more than 400 seniors have participated in nine computer
literacy
courses. Classes are taught by skilled UNC Asheville undergraduates
who are
trained and supervised by campus experts. Participants will learn
basic
computer skills, how to use e-mail and the Internet. They will also
find out
how to access free public computers in the area.
Local Dial-A-Ride bus service is available to the Reuter Center.
Call the
Asheville Transit Authority at 828/253-5691 to request drop off or
pick up
at the Reuter Center.
For more information or to request an application, call the N.C.
Center for
Creative Retirement at 828/251-6140 or e-mail cschwartz@admin.unca.edu.
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Jeanie Martin
jmartin@unca.edu
828-251-6198
NC Center for Creative Retirement
Reuter Center, CPO #5000
UNC Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-8516
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