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From Trash, He Delivers New Computers

by Pat Coate | July 31, 2007
"I remember the kid who was at the (first) house was just absolutely so grateful ... He gave me one of his most prized possessions, a little juice box. I still have it."
- Jacob Komar, teenage community activist/computer recycler

Burlington, Connecticut, USA - Fifteen-year-old tech wiz Jacob Komar is making his mark by making a difference -- turning trash into working computers for needy families.

Since 2001, Komar's organization, "Computers for Communities," has distributed more than 1,500 computers.

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