Pak Mail centers around the country collected more than 17,000 unused cell phones that have been donated to “Cell Phones for Soldiers” an organization that recycles the phones and uses the proceeds to buy prepaid calling cards that are sent to soldiers. The recycled cell phones collected by Pak Mail resulted in 1,070,000 minutes of talk time connecting soldiers to their families.
“Our armed forces count on the support of Americans to connect with their loved ones while serving abroad,” said Britanny Bergquist, co-founder of Cell Phones for Soldiers. “The fantastic work of partners like Pak Mail Centers of American, Inc. is what makes this charity possible. We thank them for all they have done to help.”
Cell Phones for Solders was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist of Norwell MA with $21.00 of their own money. Since then the 501K3 nonprofit organization has raised almost $2 million in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas.
Through increased fund raising efforts, the Bergquist family hopes to raise more than $9 million in the next five years to fund new programs, such as providing video phones and prepaid service to allow soldiers abroad to see their families on a regular basis.
The phones are sent to ReCellualr, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone, enough to provide an hour of talk time to the soldiers. Approximately half of the phones ReCelluar processes are reconditioned and resold to wholesale companies in over 40 countries around the world.
The Pak Mail Center is located at 303 SE 17th ST. #309 in Churchill Square here in Ocala Florida. They have a drop-off point for Cell Phones for Soldiers. www.WeShipOcala.com
For additional Pak Mail locations you can call: 1-800-778-6665 or visit: www.PakMail.com. For more information regarding Cell Phones for Soldiers, visit: www.CellPhonesForSoldeirs.com
Special thanks to our local office here in Ocala FL:
Donald Rowe, Russ Moore & Walter Arnold
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Fund Raising is always needed to support existing and future projects.*..
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