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I just wanted add this note in case you have a digital camera you would like to donate.

Do you have a gently used digital camera? If so, please consider donating it to a good cause.

The Arlington Arts Center (AAC), Arlington Traditional School, ATS PTA, and the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda (AAH) have joined together to create a unique opportunity for students in Uganda. Representatives from AAC and ATS will be traveling to Uganda in February to teach a digital photography class to students in local schools. AAH is a volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States that helps children in rural Uganda reach their full potential. AAH’s vision is to transform villages in rural Uganda into vi brant, self-sustaining communities through quality education and healthcare.

To make this project a reality, we are in need of digital camera donations that the students in Uganda can use. We will gratefully accept any digital camera donation (along with charger and/or batteries and operating manual if you still have it) from now through December 21st. Please contact Christie Bloomquist at Christie.bloomquist@gmail.com if you have a camera to make arrangements for collection.

Thanks for your consideration of this grea t project.

Thanks, just sent her an e-mail for more info. I have two SLRs and perhaps 4 point and shoots I could part company with.

Thanks! i have a P&S to donate. Plus, I'm sure you can to a tax decuction.

I have decided to let my DL, and also my Olympus DSLRs go. A couple of lenses and
a flash for the Olys will go also. I'll hang on to my D90, K10D and K5. Point and shoots, I have two to box up for them. Having three different systems around is too much. I'll be working with Christie to drop them off between Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Great!! I am sure they will be very happy. I donated my W90 that I hardly used and could not sell. I hope someone will enjoy it and learn!

I'll hang on to those point and shoots a bit longer; they are also Olys and use xD cards.
A visit to my local Staples on Christmas Eve showed no xDs, no Sony Memory Sticks, and I think no CF. Five CF cards will go with the donation. Best Buy still had CF, but as the guy who stopped me at the exit (I stopped at the Sony Store first, and had a Memory Stick in that bag which set off the shoplifter thingies at BB) SD is the standard
now.

I like the Olys, but I've used one model only once this year, and the other had been dormant for two years. Increasingly, work is getting in the way of doing fun stuff like roaming the wilds, and local events with a camera !!

Eric, the student photos are on display at the Arlington Arts Center, about two blocks behind Virginia Square Metro station, through June. I stopped in last Sunday to take a look; it appeared several kids have Sony models both at Arlington Traditional School, and the Academy of Hope school in Uganda. Some of the shots show talent that is awakening. Can't swear to the cameras used, but some of the images from older students in Uganda were definitely not from a point and shoot; my DL and Olys must be over there. Along with prints on display, there's a slide show of images. Lots of smiles from the images.