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Supermarkets,
schools join
computer drive
By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
“Apples for the Students” sounds like it could be the name of a nutrition program from the Department of Agriculture.
In fact, it is a cooperative effort between the county’s schools and area supermarkets to provide computers and software for local school children.
Participating in the program are Rappahannock County Elementary School, Rappahannock County High School and Wakefield School in Huntly, which are all soliciting cash register tapes which may be redeemed for computers, printers and software to be used at the schools.
The nationwide public service program is sponsored by Apple Computers Inc., which manufacturers Macintosh computers. Under an agreement with Apple, local supermarket register receipt tapes are collected at the schools and sent through the supermarkets’ administrative coordinators to Apple. There, the amounts of the receipts are totalled and the resulting figure is then credited for the purchase of computers, printers and software.
In this area, Giant Food is cooperating in the effort at Wakefield, RCES and RCHS. At the high school, according to coordinator Helen LaCava, Safeway receipts are also eligible for redemption.
All register tapes dated between Oct. 22, 1989, when the program began, and March 31, 1990, when it ends, are eligible to be counted in the redemption effort, according to Barry F. Scher, vice-president for public affairs with Giant Foods.
Mrs. LaCava said that the high school plans to concentrate on software purchases with the receipts. She noted that Potomac Edison has already 0 ated a com-'
See COMPUTERS, p. 11
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