Meta Raises 2026 Capex Outlook Amid AI Spending Surge, Shares Drop After Earnings 
Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate Mail-Order Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone 
Intel Emerges as Key Contender in Apple’s Chip Manufacturing Strategy Shift 
GameStop Proposes $56 Billion eBay Acquisition in Bold Strategic Move 
Middle East Conflict Impacts Australia and New Zealand Businesses 
Standard Chartered Q1 Profit Hits Record on Wealth and Investment Banking Growth 
Ford Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations, Stock Surges on Strong Guidance 
Apple Q2 2026 Earnings Surge as iPhone 17 Sales Drive Record Revenue 
Anthropic Secures $1.5B AI Venture Backed by Wall Street Giants, Shaking Software Sector 
Alphabet Earnings Surge on AI Growth, Cloud Revenue, and Strong Search Performance 
Spirit Airlines Shuts Down Flights, Issues Refunds After Financial Collapse 
Anthropic’s $1.5B AI Venture with Wall Street Firms Targets Private Equity Market 
Qualcomm Stock Surges Despite Weak Guidance After Q2 2026 Earnings Beat 
NAB First-Half Earnings Miss Forecasts Amid Rising Global Risks 
Berkshire Hathaway Q1 Earnings Jump 18% as Greg Abel Signals Disciplined Growth Strategy 
Amazon Stock Dips Despite Record Earnings as AI Infrastructure Spending Surges 
La Junta, CO, May 08, 2018 -- Bridging the Gap, a nonprofit-led initiative of PCs for People and Mobile Beacon that helps community anchor institutions like housing authorities, schools, libraries, and nonprofits provide affordable computers and internet service to individuals and families below the 200% poverty level, is hosting a distribution event to provide technology to hundreds of low-income families in La Junta and Aurora, CO.
Bridging the Gap will host two events in May. The first event will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May, 11th at the La Junta Intermediate School. Bridging the Gap will distribute 170 computers and 85 mobile hotspots with three months of unlimited internet service to selected low-income students and families. Additionally, Bridging the Gap will host another event on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at Village East Elementary in Aurora, CO. Bridging the Gap will distribute 100 computers and 50 mobile hotspots with three months of unlimited internet service to families in that school community.
|
|||
Mobile Beacon donated the mobile hotspot devices and provided monetary support for the event. Computers distributed were refurbished by PCs for People at their Denver location.
“By distributing computers and mobile hotspots with unlimited 4G LTE internet, Bridging the Gap helps low-income individuals improve their access to jobs, healthcare, education and other opportunities for economic progress,” Julie Seltz, PCs for People Colorado Executive Director said. “We are proud to continue our collaboration with Mobile Beacon to bridge the digital divide and transform lives by providing access to technology. Bridging the Gap has already connected over 190 nonprofits with access to low-cost technology for their own use or to provide to clients.”
###
About Mobile Beacon: Mobile Beacon provides high-speed, low-cost, mobile internet access to the anchors of communities: the nonprofits, schools, libraries, and healthcare organizations that provide vital services to millions of Americans every day. Through this broadband service, organizations have an essential tool to fulfill their missions and maximize their philanthropic impact, which allows organizations to access more information, reach more people, and help more in their communities. Learn more at www.mobilebeacon.org.
About PCs for People: PCs for People is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides affordable computers, computer repair, and internet service to low-income families and nonprofits across the country. In addition, we provide digital literacy training to people with limited technological experience due to social, physical, or economic circumstances. PCs for People has distributed over 60,000 computers, subscribed thousands of families to low-cost internet, and recycled millions of pounds of electronics. Our corporate services include secure IT asset disposition and AAA NAID certified data sanitization. Learn more at www.pcsforpeople.org.
Lauren Yergeau Mobile Beacon 401-934-0500 [email protected]
