Cell Phone Recycle Company Creates a Winning Strategy for the Environment and Fundraisers
(ContentDesk) January 1, 2004 Tulsa, OK -- Conscientious cell phone users may be able to avert a dangerous threat to our environment caused by discarded cell phones.
A new law allows cell phone users to retain their old phone number while switching wireless carriers.
Experts estimate up to 50% of the 150 million cell phone users will switch carriers in the next 12 months. The majority of people who switch however, will not be allowed to use their old phones due to different technologies employed by the service carriers.
This phenomenon is prompting great concern that millions of cell phones, no longer useful to their owners, will simply be disposed.
The real danger lies in the fact that cell phones contain chemicals that have been proven to cause cancer and other reproductive, neurological, and developmental disorders.
Many Americans are concerned about these toxins ending up in their landfills.
There is an answer to this problem that provides a win-win solution for both cell phone users and groups trying to raise funds.
A company called CellFund is buying discarded cell phones from groups who collect them as a fundraising tool.
After refurbishing them, they are sold to developing countries where there is a great demand for their product.
Donations to charities are at an all time low.
With many people unable to donate financially due to a harsh economic climate, donating old cell phones provides an outlet that costs the donor nothing out of pocket, benefits the charity, and protects the environment from the dangerous effects of discarded cell phones.
James Saunders, CEO of CellFund explains, "Of the phones we take in, we recycle 100% of the parts, so nothing from a phone goes into a landfill."????Starting with a missionary in Bolivia, South America, looking to fund his work with revenue from the sale of used cell phones, the founders of CellFund launched a campaign to collect phones. Overnight, CellFund evolved into a fundraising program that over 1500 groups in all parts of the U.S. and Canada are using.
To participate, groups simply register online with CellFund (http://www.cellfund.com) and begin to collect used cell phones. CellFund then ships and processes the phones free of charge and pays the group cash for each phone that retains resale value.
Now groups all over the country are working not only to finance their efforts by collecting old cell phones, but they are also working to protect the environment from the dangerous toxins found in these phones.
For more information about CellFund, how your organization can raise money, or where to donate your old cell phone, you may visit their website at http://www.cellfund.com.CONTACT: Debra SaundersPublic Relations Director, CellFundPhone: (918) 366-3568Web: http://www.cellfund.comNO KILL DATE.
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Owners of small or big businesses, managers and heads of companies and even officers of social organizations eventually avail of business card printing services. Why? It is a well known fact that business cards are important advertising tools getting you recognition above other competitors. Once distributed depending on its paper and design quality, business cards maintain in the prospective client's hands. Do you and your company need business cards printed out for distribution among your clients? Depending on your budget and preferred style and design, different forms of printing can be availed from printers online and one of them is the Los Angeles business card printing services. Cost effective solutions are studied and applied by Los Angeles business card printing services to widen its clientele's choices of business cards.
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How to Pitch a Story to the News Media
How to Pitch a Story to the News Media We all have businesses that are newsworthy, right? Well try telling that to a busy newspaper editor! Here are some great tips for getting noticed: 1. Put it in writing. Generally speaking, a story pitch should be no more than one page. If they find it interesting, they'll call you and ask for more detail. 2.
Make it interesting. Say right at the beginning what is the most interesting or unique thing about your business or event. 3. Who does your business or event appeal to? Who is your target market? Is this appropriate for the particular publication you're submitting to? 4. Is there a time element or deadline? Give them plenty of time ? generally 6 to 8 weeks.
5. Include your contact information, phone number, email, fax, and when you're available. 6. If it's a smaller publication, include photos. Or, if you have an idea for a visual, include that too.
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How "Available" are YOU?
The internet can be pretty scary at times. Do you realise how easy it is to access your personal information? Your phone number, name, address? Even get driving instructions on how to get to your location (if you're in the USA)??Did you know that www.google.com works as a telephone directory?? If you're in the USA, anybody can find you through their search engine. If you've got an unlisted number, this won't apply to you:Go type your phone number into the search box in this format 555 444 1212 (no dashes or anything). It'll bring up your full name and address, and it'll give you 2 map links. The yahoo map will even give driving instructions on how to get to where you're at!!There should be a telephone icon next to your listing.
If you don't want to be listed, click on that and request to be removed from the service.This one's for USA only, too: Free Internet Access to Public RecordsListed are over 800 state, county, city and federal...
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Simply Virtual - The New Wave in Calling Cards is Calling for Plastic Surgery for its Competitors
eVoice International, Inc - eVoice International launches it's low-cost Internet Virtual Calling Card utilizing a VoIP (Voice over IP) network. MyCyberPhone, the wholly owned Voice over IP network subsidiary of eVoice International announced the launch of its Virtual Calling Card service today.
The card, available at www.mycybercard.com offers telephone calls from the United States to anywhere in the world at savings of up to 70% less than traditional phone cards.*Customers are able to sign up online, check their account balance as well as reload their account. Even more, customers can program their telephone numbers into the calling card system, allowing them to make calls without the need to enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number)."Utilizing state of the art Voice over IP technology, we are able to offer rates unmatched by most other traditional card providers using the legacy landline technology."...
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How to buy a good truck or car found at the Internet site?
The Net is constantly growing and its users find more and more applications for it and utilize it in completely new ways. Several years ago several sites dedicated to the sale of automotive vehicles showed up in the Net. Since that time the number of these sites has substantially increased and I have participated in creation one of such sites devoted to the used truck sale - TRUCK1ST. Basing on my experience in Internet used truck sales, I can offer you several very useful recommendations on buying the trucks and cars.The main goal of this kind of sites is to connect sellers and buyers of automotive vehicles, both new and used. Using such sites makes vehicle trade much easier for sellers as well as for buyers.
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Mino Wireless Closes First Round Financing For $1.5m; Company Focused On Extremely Low-Cost International Call Service From Mobile Phones
Sunnyvale, CA (ContentDesk) April 17, 2006 -- MINO Wireless, a privately held Sunnyvale, CA-based mobile services company, announced that it has completed its Series A round of financing to launch very low-cost phone service from any mobile or landline phone in the world to any phone in the world.
Investors include TNP on the Road (Japan/Silicon Valley Fund), Freeze LLC, AWE net, and a few angel investors in Silicon Valley and Asia. MINO Wireless has developed new technology which has great potential to revolutionize the global international call market, said Jing Liu, the CEO and founder of MINO Wireless.
The combination of a new technology, a ready-to-launch service and a large target market gives MINO Wireless a compelling opportunity to build a company. Mobile phones are rapidly replacing landline phones for local and domestic nation-wide calling.
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Eight Things To Ponder Upon
Copyright 2006 Homer Farey
1. How well do your customers know you? You will get a better response from people who regard you as a friend than just someone they are doing business with. Have you published your photo' on your website?
Do you keep in touch by email with the offer of a freebie containing links back to your website, at least once a month?
2. How can they contact you? Do you list your email address on every letter that you send out? Your Phone number is the thing that generates the most confidence. If they ever have a problem they feel that they are only a phone call away from the answer.
Do you have a short Bio at the bottom of all your outgoing emails showing your website address?
3. Do you publish a newsletter? This is one of the best ways of keeping in touch in a friendly way and maintaining their interest in you, your website and your products. People who are not yet your customers can agree to receive your newsletter...
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How to buy a good truck or car found at the Internet site?
The Net is constantly growing and its users find more and more applications for it and utilize it in completely new ways. Several years ago several sites dedicated to the sale of automotive vehicles showed up in the Net. Since that time the number of these sites has substantially increased and I have participated in creation one of such sites devoted to the used truck sale - TRUCK1ST. Basing on my experience in Internet used truck sales, I can offer you several very useful recommendations on buying the trucks and cars.The main goal of this kind of sites is to connect sellers and buyers of automotive vehicles, both new and used. Using such sites makes vehicle trade much easier for sellers as well as for buyers.
These sites create virtual marketplace where buyers can offer their vehicles and sellers can look through the buyers' stock. So the search for the customer or for specific vehicle becomes unnecessary, saving lots of time and money for...
How to buy a good truck or car found at the Internet site?
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