Starting this month, Bottle Rocket will be making monthly donations to deserving charities selected by our employees. Together we have the opportunity to change lives. Not just our employee’s lives and the lives of our employees’ families, but the lives of those less fortunate.

Bottle Rocket’s first selected monthly charity is One Laptop Per Child (laptop.org) whose mission statement is:

To create educational opportunities for the world’s poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education. They learn, share, create, and collaborate. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.

“Recently I was having dinner with a client. He had just returned from a user’s group meeting where he volunteers. He had his OLPC laptop with him. The waitress recognized the laptop and started asking him questions. She had recently purchased one for her child which triggered the reciprocal purchase of a matching laptop for a deserving child in a less fortunate country. While my friend was proudly demonstrating the newest model to her, I was reminded of one of Bottle Rocket’s core beliefs: exceptionally innovative technology not only enhances the way we do things – it redefines the way we live our lives. I realized that these laptops can truly change lives. What a perfect way for Bottle Rocket to give back. The next day, four laptops were on their way to tease out the imagination and ambition of their new owners.” ~Calvin Carter, Bottle Rocket Founder & President

We are so pleased to have One Laptop Per Child as our first official charity of the month.