More than 150,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families. Cell Phones for Soldiers and Muehlebach Funeral Home are calling on all Americans
to support these brave men and women by donating your unused cell phones. Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to collect over 50,000 cell phones this year to help keep
troops connected with their families.
Cell Phones for Soldiers was created by Brittany and Robbie Bergquist of Norwell, MA. After reading a story about a soldier who ran up a huge phone bill calling home from Iraq, these two teenagers decided to help out. They started by opening an account with $21 of their own money. They are collecting cash donations and old cell phones. The cell phones are recycled for cash and the proceeds are used to buy prepaid calling cards for our soldiers serving in the Middle East.
Cell Phones For Soldiers is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their efforts have motivated people and businesses around the country to donate to this worthy cause. Their goal is to provide every US soldier with a way to call home for free. The donated phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each phone - enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad.
Local residents can support the collection drive by donating their phones at Muehlebach Funeral Home, 6800 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64131, (816)
444-2060.