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For immediate release – August 2022
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Third Annual #TeksGiving to Donate a Comprehensive Church Tech Upgrade TeKnowledge World Wide Selected Berachah Church in Cheltenham (Warminister, Pa.)—TeKnowledge World Wide, a collective of like-minded individuals in the technology industry who share knowledge and seek to make positive and impactful changes in the community, has chosen the Berachah Church (https://www.berachahchurch.org) of Cheltenham, PA, as the recipient of its third #TeksGiving technology upgrade. The collective is currently raising funds for the upgrade via the Pledge It online crowdfunding platform. The goal is for this project is $25,000. Donations are being accepted at https://pledgeit.org/teksgiving-2022 While donations of any amount are appreciated, there are added benefits to donating at certain levels: • Donors who give $250 to $499 will receive logo placement on all project marketing and acknowledgment on social media • Donors who give $500 to $999, in addition to receiving logo placement and social media acknowledgement, will receive logo placement on project t-shirts. • Donors who give $1000 and up will receive an invitation to the Donor Appreciation Dinner, as well as logo placement on t-shirts and project marketing, and acknowledgement on social media. In addition to the crowdfunding campaign, there will be a charity bingo event to raise funds for the upgrade on August 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Moss Mill Brewing Company, located at 109 Pike Circle, Unit D, Huntingdon Valley, PA. The cost is $5 per Bingo Card or 3 cards for $10. This is a walk-up event with no need to RSVP. There will also be numerous raffle items.
This year’s recipient, Berachah Church, is a church that works to serve people in the Cheltenham community and around the world in a variety of ways, most notably by providing temporary housing and a rotating food pantry. The 150k technology upgrades that will be donated include an update of the Church’s security system to keep the congregation safe and an update of its WiFi equipment so that the church can connect with the community and the world on a larger scale. “We are so thankful at Berachah Church for the generous services of Teknowledge,” said Wilson Bever, lead pastor. “They have gone above and beyond in their desire to serve our church body by providing us with services and equipment we could have never afforded on our own. Their gracious donation of time and talent will make a direct impact on the quality of services we provide to children and youth in the years to come, and will allow them to have the resources they need to work efficiently and effectively.” TeKnowledge World Wide has a history of providing pro bono technology upgrades to nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia region. The 2021 recipient was the Benjamin Wilson Senior Activity Center (https://bwsac.org), located in Warminster, Pa., to ensure that those who utilized the facility had access to updated and safe communication equipment. Their 2020 recipient was Craven Hall, also located in Warminster, Pa., (https://craven-hall.org), which is the home of John Fitch, the inventor of the first commercial steamboat. The upgrade at Craven Hall provided a legacy of education and historical preservation for future generations. “The rising cost of technology to protect communities like Berachah Church is out of reach for so many,” said Ray Cline, President of TeKnowledge World Wide. “To alleviate that burden, we have a growing network of World Wide IT professionals who donate both state-of-art products and their time to make these projects possible. We are proud to work with Berachah Church to upgrade their technology so that they can use it for the benefit of the people they minster to.
About TeKnowledge World Wide
The mission of TeKnowledge World Wide is to bring like-minded Technology businesses and individuals together to share knowledge, teach each other by example, while making impactful changes in the community with philanthropy. This is achieved by way of pro-bono technology upgrades for nonprofit organizations. The collective utilizes volunteers who work in the tech industry who donate both time and products to make these upgrade possible. To learn more, go to the TeKnowledge World Wide Linkedin page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/teknowledgeww.
About Berachah Church
Berachah Church is a non-denominational Christian church that has been inviting, engaging and friendly for over 100 years. They describe themselves as “blended” in their approach to worship – where they bring together traditional ideas with more contemporary styles, and in their congregation, which is both multi-generational and multi-cultural. Services are gospel-centered and their preaching team is passionate about seeing the Bible as the truth and applying its lessons to congregant’s everyday lives. To learn more, visit https://www.berachahchurch.org.
