Residents in Northeastern Oklahoma are being encouraged to dig out their old mobile phones and donate them to a good cause. The Coweta Band program is attempting to raise money to pay for an upcoming trip to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Tex. The trip, scheduled for December, will cost approximately $80,000, all inclusive.
The fundraising project manager Teddy Wyatt said that the school has chosen to use GRC, the largest mobile phone recycling company in the U.S. GRC collects mobile phones, refurbishes and resells them to consumers. Phones that cannot be reused are recycled. The program expects to receive $8-$10 dollars per phone, depending on the total number collected.
“I had five phones of my own, and when I talked to others about it, before I even started I knew where 100 phones would come from,” Wyatt said.
“For me, this is a rare occasion where everyone gets a win,” Wyatt said. “It keeps heavy metals and other things out of the landfills, it’s relatively low labor and you don’t have to bake anything or wash a car (fundraiser). This is a good way to get rid of these phones and help people clean out something that there’s not a good process for getting rid of.”
“If people can bring us their used phones, we can get the band to the Alamo Bowl and keep them out of the landfill. Everyone will be happy,” he added.
The deadline for collections is September 30. For more information, call the band room at 918-486-6462.
Source: Bixby Bulletin
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