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Posted: 6:09 PM Oct 15, 2009
Tired of Your Old Cell Phone? Donate It!
TCC seeks used cell phones for fundraising program
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PRESS RELEASE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 13, 2009) - Tallahassee Community College and Havana Elementary School are participating in Motorola’s Race to RecycleTM program. The company will recycle donated cell phones, thereby protecting the environment by preventing lead, mercury and cadmium from leaking into local water supplies. The proceeds of the fund-raiser will be split between the TCC STEM Center and Havana Elementary School. The schools may raise up to $21,000.
“This is an opportunity to raise money for our students’ educations, while teaching them a valuable lesson about environmental responsibility,” said Wilbert Butler, TCC Associate Professor of Biology. “We invite the local community to help by pulling old cell phones from drawers and closets and donating them to this cause.”
Phones and accessories will be collected through May 2010 and may be dropped off at Havana Elementary School or TCC Academic Computing Center, room 133. For more information, please contact Larissa Riggins at (850) 539-2009 or Wilbert Butler at (850) 251-0436.
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Erase the cell phone's memory before donating...you're asking for it if you don't.
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