ATSU-KCOM partners with Cell Phones for Soldiers
Posted: February 18, 2013
A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) partnered with non-profit Cell Phones for Soldiers on Feb. 4-8, 2013, to help troops call home by collecting gently-used cellular phones.
Donated phones are sent to Michigan-based ReCellular for recycling. For every donated phone valued at $5, Cell Phones for Soldiers is able to provide two and one-half hours of free talk time to deployed troops. Approximately 50 percent of the phones ReCellular processes are reconditioned and reused. Phones and components that cannot be refurbished are dismantled and responsibly recycled to reclaim materials.
Collection boxes were placed on ATSU’s campus at several locations around Kirksville. In total, 126 phones were collected, which will provide a minimum of 315 hours talk time for soldiers to make the precious connection with loved ones back home. The campaign also brought in $50 in donations, which will be used to purchase phone cards.
The cell phone drive was sponsored by the Student Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and Theta Psi at ATSU-KCOM.