Why do we run free computer classes?

It's a beautiful Monday afternoon in Florida.  I am always amazed how many people show up for our computer class.  We are talking about golfers, bikers, kayakers.  This late in the season people are packing up and getting ready to head north yet they take two hours on a beautiful sunny afternoon to come to class.

This was not an easy learning week, we were covering more advanced topics than usual.  How to get rid of Adware, Spyware and generally clean up a computer.  Our classes are typically 2 hours - one hour of presentation and one hour of answering questions and fixing problems. The presentation piece with all the questions went a lot longer than we expected but people were able to follow with their laptops.  After class people just stayed to talk and to listen while we responded to others asking questions.

These are the things that make doing these class really rewarding.