Sprint Reminds Consumers to Make a Difference during the Holidays by Donating Their Used Wireless Phones to Sprint Project Conne
December 17 2003 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Sprint Reminds Consumers to Make a Difference during the Holidays
by Donating Their Used Wireless Phones to Sprint Project
Connect(SM) Nationwide Wireless Phone Donation/Recycling Program
has Raised More Than $800,000 for Charity, Including Easter Seals
and the National Organization On Disability OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- In April 2002, Sprint launched a wireless
phone donation/recycling program - Sprint Project Connect -- to
raise money and support for people with disabilities while
providing an environmentally friendly way to dispose of used
wireless phones. Now, during this season of giving, the company is
reminding consumers to donate their used wireless phones to benefit
the more than 54 million Americans with disabilities. (Logo:
NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO )
"Easter Seals and the National Organization on Disability provide
essential programs and services to assist people with disabilities
- including treatment, rehabilitation, education, and employment,"
said Len Lauer, president of Sprint's wireless division. "We are
proud that Sprint Project Connect has raised more than $800,000 for
these two deserving organizations, while giving consumers a quick
and easy way to make a clear difference in the lives of others."
Sprint Project Connect was the first nationwide campaign in support
of the Wireless Foundation's Donate a Phone Return Outreach
Initiative -- a program designed to help wireless carriers raise
funds for their charity of choice through the collection of used
wireless phones. Sprint Project Connect was the first nationwide
campaign in support of the Wireless Foundation's Donate a Phone
Return Outreach Initiative -- a program designed to help wireless
carriers raise funds for their charity of choice through the
collection of used wireless phones. "There are hundreds of millions
of wireless handsets lying idle in American homes and businesses
today," said David Diggs, Wireless Foundation executive director.
"And, more than 54 million Americans -- one-fifth of the population
-- have a physical, sensory or mental disability. We are pleased to
work with Sprint to turn some of these handsets into dollars that
will help people with disabilities." For more information on Sprint
Project Connect, please visit
http://www.sprintpcs.com/projectconnect . *Older and obsolete
models of wireless phones will be accepted but may have no value to
the Wireless Foundation and thus may not generate funds for Easter
Seals and the National Organization on Disability. However, these
phones will be recycled in an environmentally sound manner. To
learn more about Sprint Project Connect, please visit
http://www.sprintpcs.com/projectconnect . The Campaign Participants
Easter Seals has been providing services for more than 80 years
that help children and adults with disabilities gain greater
independence. Its primary services - medical rehabilitation, job
training and employment, inclusive child care, adult day services,
and camping and recreation - benefit more than 1 million
individuals and their families each year through one of 450 centers
nationwide. To learn more, visit http://www.easterseals.com/ . The
National Organization on Disability promotes the full and equal
participation and contribution of America's 54 million men, women
and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. For more
information about N.O.D.'s programs, visit http://www.nod.org/ .
The Wireless Foundation, founded in 1993, oversees a number of
philanthropic programs designed to put wireless technology to work
addressing the challenges of society. For additional information on
the Wireless Foundation, please visit
http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/ . The Donate a Phone program is
a partnership between the Wireless Foundation and ReCellular, Inc.
ReCellular, Inc. is the world leader in providing profitable
solutions for the reuse of used wireless handsets. Founded in 1991,
ReCellular has helped pioneer charitable collections and logistics.
For more information, please visit http://www.recellular.com/ .
About Sprint Sprint is a global integrated communications provider
serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With
approximately 68,000 employees worldwide and nearly $27 billion in
annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing,
engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies,
including the United States' first nationwide all-digital,
fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone.
Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the
District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital,
nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more
information, visit http://www.sprint.com/ .
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Sprint CONTACT: Angela
Gutierrez of Sprint, +1-913-794-2963, , David Diggs of Wireless
Foundation, +1-202-736-3205, , Brewster Thackeray of N.O.D.,
+1-202-955-6327, , Sara Brewster of Easter Seals, +1-312-551-7141,
Web site: http://www.sprintpcs.com/
http://www.sprintpcs.com/projectconnect http://www.easterseals.com/
http://www.nod.org/ http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/
http://www.recellular.com/
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