Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded in 2004 by brother and sister Robbie and Brittany Bergquist, age 12 and 13, respectively, at the time. To date, they have provided more than 62 million minutes of free calling cards thanks to a national network of individual and corporate supporters donating phones and money. "The Helping Heroes Home" campaign relies on the donations of used phones. Qualifying phones are refurbished and given to requesting soldiers along with a month of calling time. Other donated phones will either be recycled or used to fund the charity’s free calling-card program for troops overseas.
In addition to providing a valuable benefit to out troops, Cell Phones for Soldiers is also providing a service to the environment. There are more than 130 million used phones retired every year in the United States. Though each phone on its own may not pose much of an environmental risk, the cumulative impact is significant. Those 130 million phones contain more than 16 million pounds of hazardous waste and only a small percentage are currently recycled
Ways to Help:
Cell Phones for Soldiers has partnered with Little Caesars Pizza. Stop in a participating Little Caesars location during the months of March and April and receive a Little Caesars/Cell Phones for Soldiers postage-paid mailing envelope with your order. Customers who provide their e-mail address in the space provided on the mailing envelope will receive a special coupon offer for Little Caesars via e-mail. If there are no Little Caesars locations near you, you can print a prepaid shipping label from their website. http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/
Don't have a cell phone to donate? You can also make a cash donation on the website.
You can find a drop off location for your cell phone or you can register to make your business an official drop off location.
You will also find instructions on how to erase your personal information before you donate your old cell phones.
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