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OSMC's USED CELL PHONE COLLECTION DRIVE
OSMC is collecting used and old cell phones, which in turn will be donated to the non-profit organization, CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS. In an effort to assist this wonderful organization, OSMC is pleased to participate as a drop off, collection and shipping site for the cell phones. The proceeds acquired for these donations will be used to purchase calling cards for our troops overseas. All donations are tax deductible and donation receipts are available upon request.
Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to turn old cell phones into more than 12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas in 2007. To do so, Cell Phones for Soldiers expects to collect 15,000 cell phones each month through a network of more than 3,000 collection sites across the country.
The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone - enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad.
"Americans will replace an estimated 130 million cell phones this year," says Mike Newman, vice president of ReCellular, "with the majority of phones either discarded or stuffed in a drawer. Most people don't realize that the small sacrifice of donating their unwanted phones can have a tremendous benefit for a worthy cause like Cell Phones for Soldiers."
Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $1 million in donations and distributed more than 400,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas.
Through increased fundraising efforts, the Bergquist family hopes to raise more than $9 million in the next five years to fund new programs, such as providing video phones with prepaid service to allow soldiers abroad to see their families on a regular basis.
This really is a great way of saying thank you for all the service these brave men and women provide us everyday. Please help our troops stay connected to their families and donate your old/used phone.
If you are interested in being apart of this wonderful cause or would like more information, please call Melissa Thompson at 410-267-5568 or email mthompson@osmc.net
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