Year End President’s Message
Approaching the end of 2024 is bittersweet for me, as it signifies the end of a one-year term that somehow turned into four years. During this time, we went from a full-on pandemic back to a somewhat normal state, but we didn’t arrive here without learning a lot of lessons…many of them about ourselves, and our character as an organization.
Our First Level Support (FLS) team went from making house calls to using remote-control software during the pandemic, and we increased from 40 to over 100 calls per month. We are so blessed to have this group of technical experts untangling our members’ technology problems. Huge props to each member of this team!
Our Technology Access Program (TAP) was a savior in terms of providing computer systems for underprivileged children and families, local schools, and many nonprofit organizations. They not only reached an unbelievable milestone of repurposing over 11,000 computers, but these systems also provided technology access to over 16,000 children. These numbers continue to boggle my mind.
Our membership is over 1200 people strong, and I want to thank each of you. Thank you for your continued support – thank you for helping us provide computers to so many underprivileged children and families – thank you for allowing us to fix your technology problems – and most importantly, thank you for being the best part of the Tellico Village Computer Users Club. We couldn’t fulfill our mission without you.
On January 1st, Buddy Holt will assume the role of presiding over this amazing organization, and I couldn’t be happier that Buddy will be our next president. He has been a board officer (Secretary) for the past two years and has been a major contributor to our decision-making process.
I will remain on the board as Past President, and I’ll continue to help our Mac/Apple members as part of our FLS team. It has been an honor and pleasure working with our board, core group, and many of you for the past four years. I look forward to supporting Buddy and our club for many years to come.
Happy Holidays!
Larry McJunkin, President
Tellico Village Computer Users Club