One of the ongoing programmes at Verizon Wireless is HopeLine(R), a scheme that donates used wireless phones to domestic violence agencies. The most recent donation of 25 mobile phones with prepaid service was given to Safe in Hunterdon, a non-profit organisation based in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The agency is committed to providing potentially life-saving services to survivors of domestic violence and their families.
HopeLine is able to supply the used mobiles through a donation programme in which consumers donate old and unwanted mobile phones through Verizon Wireless Communications Stores. The phones are collected and recycled, refurbished, or sold.
The proceeds from the donations are given to domestic violence advocacy organisations via cash grants and prepaid wireless phones for victims.
“The HopeLine recycling program provides a quick and easy way for each of
us to make a difference in the lives of women and children affected by domestic violence,” said Pat Devlin, president of Verizon Wireless’ New York Metro Region. “Something as simple as a wireless phone can help enable and empower these women to take positive steps to transform their lives.”
Verizon Wireless was the first company of its kind to launch a recycling scheme for mobile phones, first in New Jersey and then spreading out across the rest of the U.S.
HopeLine has collected over 5 million wireless phones nationwide, and has donated in excess of $5 million in cash grants and over 60,000 phones with prepaid service to domestic violence advocacy agencies.
For more information, visit verizonwireless.com/hopeline.
Source: The Earth Times
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