In The News: Computer Technology Assistance Corps (CTAC) a not-for-profit technology organization of Goffstown NH has established a valued relationship with Arrow Container Services, of Pelham, NH to recycle all of CTAC’s electronic end of life components. CTAC collects computers and refurbishes them for distribution to low income people, Non-profits as well as Public and Private Schools across NH. Those computers beyond repair or service are responsibly broken down at CTAC’s program site to recyclable components. CTAC is able to recover some program funding from the sale of precious commodities within the old computers. If you want to donated recently retired computer technology call CTAC at (603) 218-3078

Seen here is the first of many anticipated pickups of e-waste being sent to be processed. Pictured here Left to Right Rick Drouin, CTAC Volunteer; Brian Broderick, CTAC Volunteer, Stephen Lamarrre, Arrow Container, Patti Costos, Arrow Container, Rick Lamarre, Arrow Container.

CTAC wants to offer an enormous thanks to Supergraphics for the wonderful sign they provided and installed for us. This great informational and colorful sign is sure to help our NH neighbors in need of a technology fix find us. It is rewarding to know how committed a community can be to keep a program like CATC strong. Keep it local NH, contact Supergraphics at 4 Cote Ave, Goffstown NH, 603-627-6222

3/25/13 - Manchester Community College stopped by with a truckload of technology - well over 100 computers, Overhead Projectors and Laser Printers. We are pleased to be able to accept this donation on behalf of low income families, Non-Profits and the public and private Schools we serve.

If you know of a business or organization that routinely retires computers, projector, servers, LCD monitors or networking equipment please help us help others by just mentioning our program - or give us a call with the person to contact and a phone number!

Any of the computers we have on hand are available to non-profits, Public and non-secular private schools. Make your limited funds go further with this program – computers running Windows 7 and Microsoft Office.

In addition to powerful PC towers with LCD monitors and laptops we have an inventory of Servers, Network Switches, Telephone systems, Overhead Projectors, Laser Printers and Scanners – whatever our donors are generous enough to donate are here, totally refurbished.

Technical Support: we now provide on-site technical support for smaller non-profits around the state. Hourly rates as low as $40 an hour depending on budget size and distance from the greater Manchester area. We also can fill-in for sick or vacationing staff!

West High School to Benefit from Gift of Computers from St. Mary’s Bank partners with local non-profit computer services program to refurbish and upgrade computers for student use.

St. Mary’s Bank partnered with Computer Technology Assistance Corps (CTAC) to donate 12 refurbished personal computers to Manchester West High School.

The nation’s first credit union donated the used PC’s, and CTAC installed refurbished hard drives, tested hardware and installed and configured Windows 7 on each computer. St. Mary’s Bank covered the cost of the computer upgrades and software, and together with CTAC delivered the computers to the high school.

“West High School has been our West Side neighbor since the 1920’s, and we’re delighted that this gift will help West students compete in today’s technology-driven world,” said Tom Champagne, St Mary’s Bank Director of Community Outreach.

When you give your old computer away you may think you are doing a good thing but please make sure you understand what you are giving up - you may think you have deleted everything but in fact unless you have used sophisticated hard drive erasure software all of your personal information - bank accounts, social security information, passwords and much more can live on - even if you have 'formatted' the hard drive it is quite simple to undue a typical drive format. You must also meet very specific qualifications regarding transfer of a MS Windows operating system to someone which could, if done incorrectly, put you in violation of the Microsoft license you accepted when you purchased your computer.

We at CTAC take your personal information seriously - when you donate your computer to CTAC we lock it down until we can securely erase the drive using government approved erasing methods: Sarbanes-Oxley, GLB, FACTA, HIPAA. We then send you a written confirmation of data destruction.

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Directions from Concord (north)

Route 93 South
Take exit 5 for Granite St toward W Manchester
Turn right onto Granite St
get into left lane as you see Dunkin' Donuts ahead
at lights Turn left onto S Main St
at lights Turn right onto Varney St
Slight right onto S Mast Rd
Drive a couple miles look for North Gardens Chinese restaurant on right
We are in the next building, turn right into parking lot (sign says Jutras Sign)
711 S Mast Rd, Goffstown, NH 03102

Directions from South

Take I-293 N (signs for Manchester/​Concord)Old Rt 3 North
Take exit 4 for U.S. 3N/​Second Street
Merge onto ​Second St Continue to follow Second St
Turn left onto W Hancock St
Turn right onto S main St
Turn left onto Varney St
Slight right onto S Mast Rd
Drive a couple miles look for North Gardens Chinese restaurant on right
We are in the next building, turn right into parking lot (sign says Jutras Sign)
711 S Mast Rd, Goffstown, NH 03102