How to Donate Cell Phone Minutes
Organizations like Help Them Call Home accept donations in several different forms to provide a way for soldiers to call home. Founded by Jodie Butler after her brother-in-law was killed in Iraq, Help Them Call Home has raised over 250,000 cell phone minutes with donations, according to HelpThemComeHome.org. A donation to Help Them Call Home can make a difference for soldiers that are deployed overseas and give you a way to support the troops and your country.
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Decide which type of donation you would like to make. You can collect old cell phones in any condition to donate or make a monetary donation. Each cell phone will get the organization a 250 minute calling card. Each $40 donation will allow the organization to provide a 1,200 minute calling card.
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Collect used cell phones from your home and contact family, friends and co-workers to see if they would like to donate their old phones. If you choose to make a monetary donation, write out a check to The Marine Corps League for at least $40 for cell phone minutes or contact Jodie Butler to become a sponsor (see Resources section).
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Visit the HelpThemCallHome.org website. Click on the "Labels" tab on the homepage and print out a free shipping label to mail your phones. Follow the instructions for mailing.
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Mail checks to the Pensacola Marine Corps League at P.O. Box 3491 Milton, FL 32572 if donating money for cell phone minutes instead of used phones.
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Tips & Warnings
Drop off your used cell phone donations at Gulf Breeze City Hall or the Naval Aviation Museum if you live near Pensacola, Florida.
