Toronto MPP Kevin Yarde and Local Non-Profit Presents Laptops to Ghanaian’s

The Electronic Recycling Association and Kevin Yarde Present Donated Laptops to Osei-Akoto Centre for Leadership Excellence, Health Promotion and Relief to improve the overall health condition of black people. 

Toronto, ON – January 7^th, 2019 – The Electronic Recycling Association is excited to announce they will be donating in the Toronto area alongside MPP Kevin Yarde to support Osei-Akoto Centre for Leadership Excellence, Health Promotion and Relief and their mission.

“Having the support of respected members of the community is just fantastic,” says Bojan Paduh, Founder and President of the Electronic Recycling Association. “We have teamed up with MPP Kevin Yarde to donate 20 laptops to the Osei-Akoto Centre, an organization with a passion for leadership development, student success, health promotion and relief. Nowadays, many individuals take technology for granted. There are a lot of devices still in good condition that are just thrown to the trash. If we can help charities like this one, why not implement reuse before recycle.”

The Osei-Akoto Centre’s mission is to contribute to students’ success, contribute to capacity building in the non-profit sector especially within the Christian church and groups, and to contribute to improve the overall health condition of black people, especially Ghanaians in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and abroad through health promotion and relief initiatives.

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About the Electronic Recycling Association

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing ‘digital divide’. For over ten years, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada. By partnering with certified e-waste recyclers, ERA ensures unwanted hardware never ends up in landfills, even when it offers no further use. Learn more at www.era.ca.

About MPP Kevin Yarde

Kevin Yarde MPP is a Canadian politician and former television meteorologist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Brampton North as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Media contact:

Jessica Lifely

Business Development and Marketing Manager

403-262-4488

jessica@era.ca