Cell Phone Recycling

While preparing my remodeling office for a move, I stumbled upon our stash of used, out-of-date cell phones. We kept these phones over the years so that we could use parts in our new models. How many times did that happen over the past 20 years of cell phone use? About 2! How many cell phones had we accumulated? 27!!!

Purely by coincidence, I stumbled upon a great use for these phones that benefits our troops overseas. The program is called Cell Phones for Soldiers. Since 2004, teens Brittany & Robbie Bergquist and Cell Phones for Soldiers have raised millions of dollars to help our troops call home. Donated cell phones are recycled and the proceeds are used to purchase prepaid calling cards for American troops.

I hope those 27 phones provide some great talk time for our military families.