Cell phones for soldiers

By mudlark • July 5th, 2007

Here at Broom Huggers we’re all about recycling, reusing, and repurposing. And we’re pretty darn supportive of all those men and women in uniform who make sacrifices for our safety. So when we found out about Cell Phones for Soldiers, we were pretty excited!

Americans will replace an estimated 130 million cell phones this year – so what happens to the old ones? Well, you decide! See, when you turn in your old cell phone to Cell Phones for Soldiers at an authorized drop-off location or send it in using their pre-paid postage, your cell phone is sent to ReCellular, which donates minutes to soldiers to call home. On average, each cell phone is turned into 60 minutes! Do you know what that means to a soldier? A full hour of talk! For something that probably would have been tossed in the trash.