Cell Phones for Soldiers were able to send out 50,000 pre-paid phone cards recently, thanks to assistance from ReCellular, a Michigan based recycling firm.
The not-for-profit organisation collects old cell phones and in turn, sells them to ReCellular, in order to raise funds for U.S. soldiers overseas. This year, ReCellular has processed about 1.4 million phones for the organisation.
Gail Bergquist, mother of the teens that founded the charity in 2004, sys that the sale of the phones plus donations allowed the group to send more than 500,000 phone cards to various members of the military who might not otherwise have a chance to call family and friends.
“Phone cards are one of the most requested items, and we couldn’t do it without the help of ReCellular,” Bergquist said. “They have just been so incredible and very innovative in their ideas of how to get the public aware of Cell Phones for Soldiers.”
The organisation has also benefited in the growth of ReCellular, who recently brokered a $15 million deal with Investor Growth Capital.
“We see tremendous growth potential in ReCellular,” said Albert Kim, vice president of IGC. “They have revolutionized the electronics-sustainability industry by providing a convenient solution for consumers to recycle their used handsets, while at the same time extracting enough value from these phones to build a successful business.”
ReCellular launched in 2001 as a phone leasing company but soon began to focus on processing recycled mobile phone.
For more information on Cell Phones for Soldiers, visit: cellphonesforsoldiers.com
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