What is KidType?

KidType is a five-week program that teaches fourth- thru sixth-grade students the basics of touch-typing through fun and interactive games and lessons. The program concludes with a ceremony at which students receive a refurbished computer to take home and keep permanently. Each year, KidType hosts an Annual Type-Off competition for the fastest students in each KidType class. Last year, Richard Riordan awarded a laptop computer to the competition winner.

Solicitation Needs

Collect 1,300 computers in 2008 (~100 per month)

We accept:

• Pentium III or better PC computers
• 15'' or 17'' color monitors
• Keyboards
• Mice
• Power cords

* minimum donation is 10 computers

How to Get Involved

• Donate computers to KidType
• Visit or be a guest speaker in a KidType class (for LA‘s BEST donors and supporters)
• Be a KidType advocate in your community (help us identify new donors)

Generous Donors

2008 Donors

Raytheon
Howrey LLP
GMMB
Santa Monica College
International Rectifier
Bain & Co.
Stutman, Treister & Glatt
Stroock

2007 Donors

2000 Strong
21st Century Insurance
Ambient Solutions
ARC, Int.
Arey Jones
Belkin, Inc.
Cal State Los Angeles
Cal State Long Beach
City National Bank
Gabriel J. Halperin
Goldman Sachs
Los Angeles Magazine
Los Angeles World Airports
Nippon Express
Panda Restaurant Group
Raytheon
Santa Monica College
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
SoCal Computer Recyclers
Stonefield Josephson, Inc.
Ticketmaster
Warner Bros. Studios
Ms. Brette Simon
Ms. Helen Halperin
Mr. Juan Martinez