Old cell phones needed

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2005 8:18 pm

I have a friend here at work who is collecting old cell phones to give to Turning Point Youth & Family Counseling here in Raleigh. The folks at Turning Point are planning to refurbish the phones and give them out to abused women and children in the Raleigh area so they can use them to dial 911 if they need it.

It doesn't matter who your carrier was, all cell phones are welcomed.

If you have an old phone that is in decent operating condition, and you have some kind of charger for it, I would love to pick it up and pass it along for him. I work in downtown Raleigh and live south of Chapel Hill, and am happy to try to work out a place to meet and pick it up from you. If you can bring it to a club meeting or event (please let me know in advance), then that's even better.

Thanks for your help!

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

I have an old Sprint phone that I've been saving for just such a charity. I'll bring it to Sanford.

Kevin Hassell · **Joined:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:50 pm **Posts:** 174

i have an old AT&T one.. i'll try to dig it up before sanford.

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Thu May 19, 2005 8:50 pm

Carl,

I'll dig up my old ones and bring them to Sanford also.

jTodd

Kevin Hassell · **Joined:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:50 pm **Posts:** 174

i was gonna bring mine out to sanford, but i forgot it. maybe if you live/work near me i could bring it to you sometime.

i work by the airport and live in north raleigh off six forks

ChristineAllen · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 7:06 pm

Kevin and I are both getting new phones on Friday.
We can figure out a place to meet next week and the guy at Verizon said that we can donate even if the battery needs to be replaced because they would have all kinds of batteries.

Christine

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2005 1:37 pm

If you are going to be at the next meeting, I have one for you as well.

Thanks Carl....good way to get rid of an old phone and support the community as well!

ChristineAllen · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2005 3:06 pm

We have 2 phones to give you at the next meeting.

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2005 3:58 pm

Christine- cool, thanks!

Kevin- I work in downtown Raleigh and live south of Chapel Hill. I'm usually cruising past the airport around 8:45a or 6:00-6:30p. Or I could meet you at Harrison and I-40 for lunch someday. If you're free next week, you could meet me and Joel Heywood for lunch, he'll be dropping a phone off to me then.

Thanks all!

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:30 am

Hey Kevin,

Real short notice I know, but I'm meeting Joel at noon today at Mama Fu's on Harrison. If you see this in time and are free, then come on out and join us.

Otherwise, you can bring it to the meeting tomorrow night or give it to someone who is.

Thanks!

Kevin Butler · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:36 pm

Carl,

I can give you one at Laurinburg.

KB

Kevin Hassell · **Joined:** Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:50 pm **Posts:** 174

i'll bring it to laurinburg.

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:27 pm

That works too.

RobLupella · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:19 pm

I think I have one or two I'll bring to Laurinburg, i think i have chargers too

Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:12 pm

RobLupella wrote:

I think I have one or two I'll bring to Laurinburg, i think i have chargers too

If a phone doesn't have some kind of charger, it's of no use. Same goes if the battery is down to just a few hours of standby time.

Remember the goal is to provide a battered or at-risk person with a communication tool they can count on in an emergency.

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