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Sam’s Spares is a Registered Not for Profit Incorporated Association that saves unwanted e-waste from landfill. It is run by Samuel Thomas young man with a passion for community, environment and electronics.
Sam repairs and refurbishes computers, laptops, mobile phones, gaming systems and other electronics and gifts them freely to community members in need.
All refurbished items are distributed through Sam’s Peer – Partner network of Not for Profit Organisations & Charities.
Sam is Autistic and has Tourette Syndrome and strives to overthrow the stigmas and limitations put upon his Neurodivergent community. Proving that anyone with a passion and purpose can succeed.
IARN : A1042558V
ABN: 35454206488
Charitable Collections Licence : CC23234
Please reach us at admin@samsspares.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Sam's Spares: A Not-for-Profit Organisation Helping the Environment and Communities.
In today's tech-driven world, the amount of electronic waste is increasing at an alarming rate. However, not all e-waste is garbage. Many discarded devices still have life left in them, and they can be repaired or refurbished to serve a new purpose.
That's where Sam's Spares comes in. We are a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to reducing IT Computer E-waste and bridging the gap between the IT end-user and the E-waste recycler. Our mission is to refurbish and repair discarded computer electronics, making them available to those in need and providing training in repairs for our neurodivergent community.
Our refurbished IT technology is distributed free of charge through our Peer-Partner Organisations. Sam's Spares ensures through these partnerships that the devices reach the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society.
In addition to our environmental and social impact, Samuel Thomas of Sam's Spares provides one-on-one training opportunities for neurodivergent individuals. Sam offers through the NDIS a support program that teaches repair and refurbishment skills to people on the autism spectrum, ADHD, or with other cognitive differences. This support helps to develop their technical abilities, as well as their communication and teamwork skills. Moreover, it gives them a sense of purpose and belonging as they contribute to a meaningful cause and work alongside like-minded individuals.
Sam's Spares is a shining example of how not-for-profit organisations can positively impact the environment and communities. By bridging the gap between e-waste and people in need, we create a win-win situation that benefits everyone.
For financial donations:
Sam’s Spares Inc
BSB: 633000
Account: 192231405
(Charitable Collections Licence :CC23234)
Sam’s Spares Currently accepts the following items:
Laptops
Desktop computers
Monitors
Keyboards & Mice
Mobile Phones
Tablets
Game systems, Accessories & Games
Laptop power cables & other cables
Computer parts such as hard drives, graphics cards, memory sticks & motherboards
*Vintage & Retro Computers and Parts for the Future Computer Museum*
Sam's Spares utilises Blancco Secure Data Erasure software for Hard Drive Erasure.
Where data cannot be erased hard drives are physically destroyed.
We can also provide a data destruction certificate if required please email us for further details.
Find out more about Blancco here https://www.blancco.com
Donations can be dropped to Sam’s Workshop at:
2 Stalker Road
Gosnells
Monday - Friday
9am - 5pm
For Collection of items please email admin@samsspares.org with a list and photos of the items to be collected and one of our team will get back to you.
SAM'S SPARES DOES NOT DISTRIBUTE ITS TECHNOLOGY DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC
We understand there are many people in need and we simply can't meet the demand for every request we receive, our Peer Partners are chosen every 12 months to support their current client base and also do not accept external request.
All Repaired / Refurbished items are distributed through our Network of Not for Profits, Charities, Community Organisations & Schools PEER to PEER.
At Sam’s Spares we firmly believe in focusing on what we do well and letting others do the same.
No one knows the needs of their community better than those serving them.
So we pass on our items in our PEER to PEER network.
Sam’s Spares creates relationships with organisations who apply directly to work with us.
The items are passed onto the agency and they in turn pass them on to their clients.
This way Sam’s Spares can focus all their energy into E-Waste Recycling & Repairs and IT training for the Neurodivergent community.
We open applications in August every year for the following year and partnership is for a 12 month period
To find out more about becoming a Sam’s Spares Peer Partner please email us admin@samsspares.org and title the email “Peer Partner”
From Wikipedia
“Peer-to-peer networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application. They are said to form a peer-to-peer network”
Sam's Spares does not offer a private repair service.
While our Repaired and Refurbished Technology will always remain 100% FREE to the end user (Laptops , Desktop Computers, Tablets, Mobile Phones, and Gaming Consoles) our board has come up with a way for us to cover our overheads and still keep our core technology at no cost to the WA Community
We plan to launch 2 sales streams over the coming months.
1. Excess IT peripherals and weird and wonderful items!
We often receive donations of strange and unique tech items that are not a part of our core program.
Our board has decided to offer our followers the opportunity to support our work by buying some of these fantastic pieces.
We will soon be launching a new EBAY Store!
We will update you with details soon!
2. The Sam's Spares $10 IT Pick -A- Part Store!
Our team plans to open on the 1st Saturday of each month a new IT Pick -A- Part shop!
We hope this will enable more items to be saved from landfill and give budding tinkerers a bit of fun in the process.
We will have cases, boards, graphics cards, and all other parts available for $10 each!
We hope this will help grow the passion in our future repairers but also keep these parts in the circular economy as long as possible.
So many people ask to buy items from us to help support Sam's work.
To keep the values of Sam's vision, we simply won't sell our core, refurbished IT technology.
Our overheads have grown exponentially in our new location, and we feel this is the best way to be sustainable long-term term without having to rely on donations or fundraising.
We also feel this will be a great opportunity for those who have asked, to support Sam.
More to come on both of these exciting offerings soon.
Stay tuned!
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2 Stalker Road, Gosnells Western Australia 6110, Australia
Phone : 0412 967 854 admin@samsspares.org
Open today | 09:00 am – 05:00 pm |
Monday - Friday
9am - 5pm
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