Sun Helps Rebuild Local Government
Tuesday Jul 24, 2007
7/17/2007
By MIKE HAMMETT
Hays Daily News
The city of Greensburg's computer systems are up and running, thanks to a group from Sun Microsystems.
Dorthy Chikly, who works for Sun from her home in Overbrook, watched the numerous news reports on the devastation in Greensburg following the May 4 tornado that ripped through the town.
"Once I heard about the tornado in Greensburg, I wanted to reach out to the community," Chikly said.
Chikly said she could have donated money or worked with her community PRIDE program to clean up Greensburg. Instead, she chose to start rebuilding the government with Sun.
"I could help to rebuild the local government that reaches hundreds and thousands more than I could have as an individual," Chikly said.
Chikly traveled to Greensburg on May 16 to get a look at the damage and to see what it would take for Sun to get the government up and running again. After her initial assessment, Chikly met with other interested co-workers two to three times a week to begin getting various parts and programs together for Greensburg.
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