Page 10 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024 Revere Community School Offers Computer Classes to Veterans Upon completion, veterans receive free laptop, internet access through program Tech Goes Home Special to Th e Advocate T he Revere Community School offered a 15-hour training course to eight Revere veterans, that covered basic computer skills such as email, internet search and safety, and online applications, taught by Digital Navigators, Devin Renderos and Durwin Wongwajarachot. Upon completion, the veterans received a free Google Chromebook laptop, mouse, headset, and internet hotspot. This initiative was brought to Revere by the partnership of the Revere Community School and Tech Goes Home. Since becoming a Tech Goes Home partner in 2019, Revere Community School has off ered over 200 computer courses and graduated more than 700 children and adult learners. The Revere Community School has since given out over 600 free Chromebooks, hotspots, and internet services to individuals and families. The goal of this partnership is to address the “digital divide” in Revere and its surroundings. By delivering high-quality education on the latest technology, Revere residents benefi t from accessing communication with family, healthcare, fi nancial education, and job tools online. “I’m very thankful to all of our partners— the Revere Community School, Veterans Service Offi ce, Digital Navigators, and Tech Goes Home— for making this program possible, so that our veteran population has access to technology, and the education to use it,” said Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. To register for courses at the Revere Community School, please contact Fatou Drammeh, at fdrammeh@revere.org. CLIMATE | FROM Page 4 speeding up climate change. This gas is over 50 times stronger at warming the planet than carbon dioxide. In addition to reducing the amount of methane gas that cities produce, composting creates a valuable byproduct that serves to capture climate changing carbon and prevent topsoil erosion, which reduces water quality, and helps communities, particularly coastal communities, in their storm water management vital to protecting homes. The ordinance, which was authored and fi led by Revere Councillor-at-Large Juan Pablo Jaramillo, creates a voluntary program that residents who want to participate can opt-in to. “This program gives working families the opportunity to participate in climate mitigation measures from their homes. Climate change is real and as a coastal community our homes, our children, and grandchildren are at grave risk if we don’t take bold and immediate action to reduce production of planet warming gases,” said Jaramillo. The ordinance directs mitigation money from the new WIN waste disposal contract toward the pilot the city will begin as result of this ordinance and directs the mayor to create subsidies and/or fee waivers for working-class families who would like to participate and residents over the age of 65. Jaramillo added, “I am proud of the work community leaders like Loretta LaCentra and Cindy Luppi, my colleagues and I did all year to get this piece of legislation across the fi nish line. This pilot will reduce our reliance on the WIN incinerator that conSMALL BUSINESS | FROM Page 5 cards purchased until Christmas (Dec. 25) at www.aldicompanies.com/gift-cards-1/ or in restaurants. • Revere Beach Retail (online only): Special $25 crewnecks on sale while supplies last at www.reverebeachretail.com. • Revere Karate Academy (351 Revere St.): New Student Special: $59 for your fi rst month of training, uniform included (expires Dec. 31). New Student 2-for-1 Special: $99 for your fi rst month of training with a friend or family member, uniforms included (extinues to pollute our Rumney Marsh and the air residents in neighborhoods like the Point of Pines and Riverside breathe while giving the opportunity to residents of all ages and income levels to participate in creating a more climate resilient community.” Ward 5 Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya, who represents the Point of Pines and Riverside neighborhoods and is a co-sponsor of the ordinance, said, “The residents of the Pines and Riverside deserve alternatives and solutions that protect the air and water in the neighborhood they live and I am proud that we are taking an important fi rst step toward delivering just that by diverting waste from the harmful incinerator next door” in reference to the WIN incinerator, which has long been a subject of concern for the residents of the neighborhoods she represents. While this program is a pilot and voluntary for residents who want to participate, it is set up to track any waste tonnage diverted from the costly traditional waste disposal program and to assess the savings it generates to Revere taxpayers directing those savings to expand the program. Per the ordinance, the Mayor’s Offi ce must put out a request for proposal (RFP) for a company to do the composting work within the next 90 days. According to Tom Skwierawski, the City’s Chief of Planning and Community Development, the city has already put one together and has applied for additional state and federal grants to make this program as comprehensive and accessible as possible for Revere residents. pires Dec. 31). • Other businesses participating include the following: Broadway Motors (88 Broadway), Chocolaffee (7 Dehon St.), Luberto’s Pastry Shop (208 Broadway), Manny & Marcelo Personal Training at Haas Health and Wellness (319 Charger St.), Murray’s Tavern (118 Broadway), Rebe’s Cakes (345 Broadway), Woody’s Liquors (266 Broadway). For more information about Small Business Saturday in Revere, including participating businesses, please contact John Festa at jfesta@revere.org.
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