SeniorNet®: bringing wisdom to the information age - Rec Room - Brief Article

Parks & Recreation, April, 2002

The Grant deadline for the SeniorNet Grants has been extended until April 30, 2002.

To receive a grant application, please go to our online request form at www.nrpa.org. You may also call the NRPA Marketing Division at 1-800-649-3042 or email us at programs@nrpa.org.

SeniorNet and NRPA are partnering to bring SeniorNet Learning Centers to parks and recreation agencies. SeniorNet Learning Centers are thriving places run by seniors for seniors, never short of students and filled with enthusiasm! When you bring SeniorNet to the seniors of your community, you are bringing a wonderful program that will that connect them to the world of computers and beyond.

How to start a SeniorNet center?

* Simply contact the NRPA Marketing Division to receive a SeniorNet Grant Application.

* Complete the application and return it to NRPA by April 30, 2002.

Why Start a SeniorNet Learning Center?

* Drive traffic to your agency

* Benefit from the positive PR of the local Learning Center & the National Office

* SeniorNet is a well-known & trusted national organization with more than 15 years experience

* Learning Centers promote self-sufficiency & empowerment among 50

* The best way to utilize technology to provide education on computers & the Internet to the 50 market

* SeniorNet provides all of the necessary support to start and maintain a Learning Center

* Over 95% of the Learning Centers are self-sustaining over time

About SeniorNet

SeniorNet (www.seniornet.org) is the world's premier technology trainer and online community for adults over 50. Based in San Francisco and founded in 1986, SeniorNet is a major international organization that has taught hundreds of thousands of older adults to use computers and the Internet and has enriched the lives of millions through its website. With a thriving online community and a network of more than 220 locally run Learning Centers in the US staffed by more than 4,500 volunteers, SeniorNet offers both offline and online destinations to a population that was originally neglected in the information revolution. Many of SeniorNet's partners and sponsors, which include major corporations and foundations, underwrite and co-brand areas of the SeniorNet website as a way to market their products and services to the coveted 50 segment. SeniorNet continues to grow rapidly and to offer new opportunities to those touched by its nonprofit mission as well as to its commerce partners.