LIVE & LEARN COMPOUNDING PHARMACY IN RIVERVIEW
HAS PARTNERED WITH
CELL
PHONES FOR SOLDIERS
TO
PROVIDE TROOPS WITH FREE CALLS HOME
Live
& Learn Compounding Pharmacy and nonprofit
Cell Phones For Soldiers Inc. are asking Hillsborough
County residents to help troops call home by donating
gently-used cellular phones. Although the military landscape is ever changing,
as many as 200,000 troops are serving in the United States military overseas
around the world. By donating to Cell Phones For Soldiers, Hillsborough
County residents can provide troops with that
precious connection to loved ones back home.
Beginning Tuesday, September 2, residents can donate their phones at our pharmacy :
Live
& Learn Compounding Pharmacy
13224 Boyette Road, Riverview FL
33569
Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm
Cell
Phones For Soldiers was founded in 2004 by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist at the ages of 12 and 13. The
charity has since provided more than 204 million minutes of free talk time to
servicemen and women stationed around the world through its calling card
program, Minutes That Matter. Funds raised from the recycling of cellular
phones are used to purchase prepaid international calling cards. On average,
Cell Phones For Soldiers distributes 7,500 calling cards each week to bases
around the world, care package programs, deployment ceremonies and VA
hospitals.
“Each
year we have been humbled by the amount of people and organizations like Live
& Learn Pharmacy that take the initiative to support our troops,” said
co-founder Brittany Bergquist . “The
communication gap between those serving and their families is a crucial need
that Cell Phones For Soldiers is committed to addressing for years to come.”
Donated
phones are sent to Mindful eCycling for recycling. For every donated phone
valued at $5, Cell Phones For Soldiers is able to provide two and a half hours
of free talk time to deployed troops.
Approximately
half of the phones Mindful eCycling processes are reconditioned and reused.
Phones and components that cannot be refurbished are dismantled and responsibly
recycled to reclaim materials, including:
- Gold, silver and
platinum from circuit boards
- Copper wiring
from phone chargers
- Nickel, iron,
cadmium and lead from battery packs
- Plastic from
phone cases and accessories
ABOUT
CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS INC.
Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc. is
a national nonprofit dedicated to serving troops and veterans with free communication
services and emergency funding. Founded in 2004 by Robbie and Brittany
Bergquist, then 12 and 13 years old, Cell Phones For Soldiers has provided more
than 204 million “Minutes That Matter” to deployed troops. Since 2012, “Helping
Heroes Home” has provided emergency funds for more than 400 returning veterans
to alleviate communication challenges as well as physical, emotional and
assimilation hardships. For more information, visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com, Facebook, Twitter,
Google+ and Pinterest pages.
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