RSVP
of Macon and DeWitt Counties has paired up with Cell Phones for Soldiers for
our 9-11 Day of Service Event. We are
asking residents to help troops call home by donating gently-used cellular
phones. Although the military landscape is ever
changing, as many as 200,000 troops are serving in the United States military
overseas around the world. By donating to Cell Phones For Soldiers, area
residents can provide a lifeline for America’s
bravest.
RSVP will be holding a collection drive from 10am to 2pm on September
11, 2014 at 302 S. Union St. (Lower level parking lot) RSVP Staff and
Volunteers will be on site to collect your donated cellular phones, and for
your convenience we will collect right from your car window!!
If you are unable to pass through on September 11, 2014 from 10am
to 2pm please feel free to stop by the RSVP office to donate by the end of the
month.
Donation receipts will be available on site.
For more information contact Charlie Gillaspie RSVP Director at
217-428-6616
ABOUT CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS INC.
Cell Phones For Soldiers Inc. is
a national nonprofit dedicated to serving troops and
veterans with free communication services and emergency funding. Founded in 2004 by Robbie and Brittany Bergquist, then 12 and 13 years
old, Cell Phones For Soldiers has provided more than 210 million “Minutes That
Matter” to servicemen and women. Since 2012, “Helping Heroes Home” has provided
emergency funds for more than 2,500 veterans to alleviate communication
challenges as well as physical, emotional and assimilation hardships. For more
information, visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest pages.
