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Letter of Support The Community House and Community Literacy Center

April 20, 1999

Mayor Tom Murphy
City of Pittsburgh
5th Floor, City County Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Councilman Dan Cohen
City of Pittsburgh
5th Floor, City Council Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

President Ellsworth Brown
Carnegie of Pittsburgh
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Superintendent Dale Frederick
Pittsburgh Public Schools
341 S. Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Dear City Leader,

The Community House along with the Community Literacy Center and Carnegie Mellon are located on the northside of Pittsburgh and work together with residents, schools, universities and community groups to support learning and community literacy among urban residents. On April 20 the Community House Board board voted unanimously to support the two critical elements of the Pittsburgh I - Net proposal:

1. Free cable modems and related services (including Internet access) for 100 community groups.
2. An Extendable Institutional Network (I-Net) to 140 City, School District, library and museum buildings, with the capability to extend to nearby community sites.

We voted to support the proposal for these reasons:

It will enable community organizations to communicate more effectively both internally and externally.

It will create an enhanced learning environment in our schools.

It will give communities greater access to Carnegie Library and City information resources.

It will create a technology environment in our communities that will raise the skill and knowledge levels of residents.

It will create an environment that will allow new community partnerships to grow and prosper.

The Community House, Community Literacy Center is also committed to becoming actively involved in the planning
process that will lead to the full implementation of the vision. We look forward to working with each of you on this initiative.

Sincerely,

Wayne C.Peck
President