Twelve Pis of Christmas: Pete Lomas

25th of December 2012 by liz

Merry Christmas everybody! I hope you all found what you were hoping for in your stockings.

Today’s charity auction of a Model A Raspberry Pi and accessories has been set up to benefit Claire House Children’s Hospice, which aims to enhance the quality of life for children and young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition. Pete Lomas a Founding Trustee of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and MD of hardware design and manufacture company Norcott Technologies, selected Claire House as his charity. All money raised in this auction will be donated directly to Claire House. Click here, or on Pete’s Christmas visage, to bid!

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Liam Fraser on
December 25, 2012 at 1:45 pm said:

Merry Christmas Folks !

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tzj on
December 25, 2012 at 1:47 pm said:

Merry Christmas to everyone

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pd on
December 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm said:

is that not actually a Model B Pete is holding? witness what appears to be the top of the Ethernet port.

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- leo on
  December 25, 2012 at 8:03 pm said:
  
  Ha! well spotted.
  
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leo on
December 25, 2012 at 8:02 pm said:

“Merry Christmas everybody! I hope you all found what you were hoping for in your stockings.” – I got exactly what I was hoping for in my stocking – a Raspberry Pi!

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