Launch Fishers is donating 100 computers with accompanying flat screen monitors, plus 50 additional flat screen monitors, to the Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation.  Launch founder John Wechsler announced the gift at the start-of- school meeting held at Fishers High School Monday morning (8.10).

Launch Fishers is preparing to move from its 16,000 square foot facility in the basement of the local library to a new office building with 52,000 square feet of space.  The building was previously occupied by DECA, a collection firm, which went out of business and left nearly all its information technology equipment behind.  When the City of Fishers purchased the office building allowing for the Launch Fishers expansion, Launch inherited that equipment.  It is from that stash of computers that Launch made the donation to the school system.

Mayor Fadness, speaking at the same meeting of school staff, praised the school system’s excellent reputation as an engine for the city’s growth.  “I can’t tell you how many people we recruit to the City of Fishers, not because of the work that I do, and not because of what’s happening in our city, but rather, what’s happening in our school system,” Fadness said.

Teachers and other staff members are preparing for the start of school,  Students report Wednesday, August 12th.