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My name is Shaun Kunnavatana. I am currently a Junior at Stanford
University, and I am writing to you on behalf of the Stanford Summer
Medical Youth Sciences Program (SMYSP).

Each year, this student-operated non-profit program provides 23
low-income Northern California high school students (more than 400
apply) with the cost-free opportunity to participate in a 5 week
on-campus program that focuses on college preparation and an
introduction to the health sciences. In addition to classes and
workshops with Stanford faculty, students participate in laboratory
practice, hospital internships, college and career counseling, and end
their summer with an individual research project.

In its 10 year existence, SMYSP has changed the lives of many high
school students who many thought were destined to either not go to
college, or go to community colleges. 100% of its students have gone on
to 4 year programs, and approximately 85% of the students have gone to
University of California schools or schools that are even more
prestigious (Stanford, Harvard, Yale, etc.). These are remarkable
achievements for these low income individuals who come from "high-risk"
backgrounds.

We are currently desperately in the need of computers in our program.
For the 23 students, we now have 2 operational PCs (one is a 386, one a
486). Being that we are in the heart of Silicon Valley, where the
turnover of computers occurs at such a high rate, we are hoping that
reaching out to the business community may result in the donation of
some computers to our program.

If you know of any companies in the Bay Area that might be willing to
part with some used computers (486, low end pentium as a tax write-off)
that are of no more use to them, please contact me. Also, if you have
any other ideas as to how I can solicit such donations, those would
likewise be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much.

Shaun Kunnavatana
skunn@stanford.edu