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Enloe High math teacher Alan Letarte has worked with an organization named the Kramden Institute to provide computers to about 40 Enloe students. 
Letarte received some help from his Advanced Placement Calculus students and teacher Michael Paul Shumake of Phillips High today as they distributed the computers. Students formed a bucket brigade in Enloe's East Building moving all the equipment from a storage area down the length of the hallway to Letarte's classroom.
In Letarte's classroom, Shumake organized students into setting up workstations equipping each with a computer, monitor, cables, mouse and keyboard. They worked with the students receiving the computers to get them set up and running.
Letarte first became involved with kramden.org when he was asked by a parent to write a letter of reference on behalf of that person's child to the charitable organization.
"Then the next thing I knew, they were contacting me and basically asking me to use my Enloe connections to identify students to receive computers," said Letarte. "Over the last six months or so, working with my fellow teachers, we've been able to identify students that we know do not have computers and will benefit from the computers."
Letarte organized the distribution of the computers during the school's three lunch periods. The classroom was busy with students setting up computers and recipients eager and excited to get the computers.
"It's a difference for the students to have access to software at home or even the internet or having to do their computer-related work at school," said Letarte. "I think it sends a message to our students that the school cares about them and that we are willing and able to put resources in a place where they can access it."
Shumake is a Kramden volunteer, donating his time with the Durham organization that accepts used computers and refurbishes them for distribution to Triangle students. Shumake encouraged the Enloe students to consider volunteering their time with Kramden. More information on Kramden is available at www.kramden.org.
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