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Have a Cell Phone just laying around? Donate it to - Cell Phones for Soldiers!

Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist in April of 2004 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 sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines serving overseas.

Here is how it works. The cell phones collected are then sent to ReCellular, which in return pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone. The donation is enough to provide an hour of talk time to a military member deployed or stationed overseas.

An estimated 130 million cell phones will be replaced this year in the US. Most of these cell phones are either thrown away or stuffed somewhere to be forgotten. Most people have no idea what to do with their old/used cell phone.

So pass this information on. Click for all the ways you can donate your used cell phone for free - drop it off or send it in the mail.

Posted by Jo Soss | Bremerton WA Real Estate on 12/14/2007 03:12 PM

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10 Comments on Have a Cell Phone just laying around? Donate it to - Cell Phones for Soldiers!

I always donate mine, but I really like this idea! Thanks, Jo!!!

12/14/2007 03:17 PM

by Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor/Broker- Seattle Real Estate, Seattle WA (Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services - Seattle Real Estate )

Courtney, Thanks! I am so bad - I have a couple laying around and I can't believe as a military spouse I had no idea until I did a search this morning! I am sending off two!

12/14/2007 03:27 PM

by Jo Soss | Bremerton WA Real Estate (Skyline Properties, Inc.)

Thanks Courtney. I have a few laying around my office that I was going to donate to the battered womens shelter. I think that I will donate them to the soldiers defending our country. BTW, how did you get the cool drop-downs to load? Neat stuff! I seem to be having trouble getting HTML to work properly with AR. Any tips?

12/14/2007 03:52 PM

by Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector (Complete Home Inspections, Inc.)

Yes, great idea. I've heard of it and have particiapted!

Thanks for the reminder!

12/14/2007 04:12 PM

by Orlando Homes Armando Rodriguez Real Estate & Mortgage Broker-GRI (QUEST REALTY SERVICES)

Cool idea. I think I've got a couple lying around waiting for I don't know what. Good plan.

Thanks Jo.

12/14/2007 05:48 PM

by Fred Jaeger ~ Central Oregon - Real Estate Connection (RE/Max Sunset Realty Sunriver-La Pine)

Michael, Thanks for the comment. What drop downs are you wanting to know more about?

Armando, That is so cool that you have already participated!!

Fred, I hate throwing "gadgets" away so when I decided to look this morning I am glad this organization came up.

12/14/2007 06:06 PM

by Jo Soss | Bremerton WA Real Estate (Skyline Properties, Inc.)

We have someone at my other job doing this and we have had great success! I know the soldiers really do appreciate it!

12/15/2007 08:27 PM

by Michael Klijanowicz - Relocation Specialist - Baltimore & Harford County (Baltimore & Harford County Maryland - Long and Foster )

Michael, That is great! Thanks for sharing!

12/15/2007 09:22 PM

by Jo Soss | Bremerton WA Real Estate (Skyline Properties, Inc.)

Hi, Jo! I did this the last two times I changed phones - what a great cause. Thanks for posting for all to see!

~Maura Gebhardt

12/18/2007 04:24 PM

by The Gebhardt Group - North Metro Atlanta Real Estate (RE/MAX Greater Atlanta)

Maura, Thanks for sharing!

12/18/2007 05:45 PM

by Jo Soss | Bremerton WA Real Estate (Skyline Properties, Inc.)

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