1 “Man with a Plan” – Martin Saunders, who started Level Up Horley and helped the project grow borough-wide
1 research volunteer – contacting schools to see how many laptops were needed
6 communications volunteers – helping to spread the word
600 + residents who donated their unused devices
5 volunteer drivers – collecting and delivering laptops
10 technical volunteers – cleaning and refurbishing laptops, rising to every technical challenge
4 significant funders, Raven Housing Trust, Pfizer, Peter Harrison Foundation and the Reigate & Banstead Community Infrastructure Levy covering the costs of new parts
12 individual funders
11 businesses and employers donating used devices
20+ schools and charities distributing devices to children and young people in need
Technical bits
76% of laptops have a new Solid State Disc (SSD) put in by us
5.1 GB – average RAM of donated devices (excluding tablets), hence majority suitable for Windows 10
Operating Systems installed:
92% Windows
7% CloudReady
1% Chrome OS
Work rate of our amazing technical volunteers during the peak of Level Up:
50% of refurbs completed within 2 days, 90% completed within 7 days
Peak of ~12 laptops completed per day in early February 2021, currently completing ~5 per day
Future plans – Level Up Phase 2
800 devices requested by schools in Reigate and Banstead in September 2021 – the project moves into Phase 2
And finally …..
2 award nominations – Winner of “Reigate & Banstead Volunteer Team” Award and Finalist in the “National Housing Heroes Awards” for Inspirational Colleague
