Donate Old Mobile Phones And Help Victims Of Domestic Violence

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Posted by RainbowBrite on Oct-10-2003 18:08:

*plz read* donate old mobile fones to help victims of domestic violence

i dont know how many of u shop at the body shop...but at the moment in store they have a charity campaign to get people to give thier old mobile fones to help the victims of domestic violence...i think this is a fantastic idea so...if anyone has an old mobile(s)in a draw somewhere (i know i do ) please print off this label & stick it to a suitable envolope(the ones with bubblewrap)...its all free! or u can go into any branch of body shop and get a plastic sealable envolope from there and buy a badge for �1 while your at it

i hope u all do this... theres more info about it on the body shop website http://www.uk.thebodyshop.com

for all USA residents go to the us site version for details

thankyou!

Posted by DJ Sarah H on Oct-10-2003 18:16:

A worthy cause . . .throws some old mobiles into an envelope and ships them off

i edited ur post Nita cos u had not put a color in so i chose blue for u, lol.

and oh thread stickied for a bit

Posted by RainbowBrite on Oct-10-2003 18:27:

thankyou! personaly i would have choosen pink hehe thanlkyou for stickeyness too its in uk forums too if u wanna sticky that aswell

Posted by DJ Sarah H on Oct-10-2003 18:38:

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Originally posted by RainbowBrite
thankyou! personaly i would have choosen pink hehe thanlkyou for stickeyness too its in uk forums too if u wanna sticky that aswell

Pink it is !

and jeff or ste will have to sticky it in UK forum, cos i aint a mod there

Posted by Ian on Oct-10-2003 22:55:

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Originally posted by Wicked Neo

Pink it is !

and jeff or ste will have to sticky it in UK forum, cos i aint a mod there

yes, we have to be able to piss u off in someplace

Posted by DjSimonB on Oct-16-2003 21:52:

Sounds like a good cause...

Anyway just curious, how will donating phones help domestic violence victims? i'm not trying to be cynical about it, I'm just interested in how it works

I've got an old phone lying around, I'll probably pop into the Body Shop next time I'm in town for that.

Posted by tu_face on Oct-17-2003 11:26:

they sell them to recycling places.. a bit like when charities collect cans

Posted by flystyler on Oct-17-2003 23:48:

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Originally posted by tu_face
they sell them to recycling places.. a bit like when charities collect cans

Yep u may remember there was a world wide shortage for chips (not the potato kind) due to mobile phone companies buying them all, heh, so i think im correct in saying they can recycle these, as well as a lot of other parts in the phone. So a very good way in raising funds. And everyone has a few bricks sat at home, that look like something out of world war one

Posted by AmbiguousBliss on Oct-19-2003 02:23:

I've enough mobile phones around the house that I'd be happy to get rid of, but I'm not in either the UK nor the US.

Posted by St�phanie on Oct-28-2003 16:45:

I think this is a good charity campaign. Everyone knows someone who is victim of violence. Im gonna find out if this is available in canada.

Posted by GeishaCL on Nov-04-2003 21:34:

That is a wonderful idea. I have more mobile phones than I know what to do with. I'm one of those weirdos that gets a new phone every year. I hope they have a location near me

Posted by meanbastard on Nov-08-2003 23:40:

for once i will respond seriously. I don't know about the UK, but in North America, all cell phones can call 911 (999 in uk) whether activated or not. Therefore, victims of violence can you the phone in an emergency. I read this in a magazine, and have never tried to verify myself.

Posted by drizzt81 on Nov-21-2003 20:38:

quote:
Originally posted by meanbastard
for once i will respond seriously. I don't know about the UK, but in North America, all cell phones can call 911 (999 in uk) whether activated or not. Therefore, victims of violence can you the phone in an emergency. I read this in a magazine, and have never tried to verify myself.
true, phones can even dial this without a sim - i heard.

Posted by Transattic on Nov-25-2003 03:06:

why dont someone try this and tell us if they got beat by cops, or busted for crack?