Brittany and Robbie Berquist were just pre-teens in 2005 when they read about an Army reservist who faced a $7,600 bill for making calls home from Iraq. They thought everyone should be able to call home without going bankrupt so they founded Cell Phones for Soldiers, a nonprofit organization that recycles unwanted cell phones and purchases prepaid calling cards for soldiers. In the last 5 years, they've handed out more than 400,000 calling cards, totaling over one million dollars worth of donated mobile phones.
You can print a free shipping label at the link below & send in your old cell phone http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com./shippingLabel_generic.html
Cell Phones for Soldiers sends 25,000 phone cards overseas every month. The organization also accepts Blackberries, chargers and batteries.
The group has received heartwarming letters from soldiers around the globe, expressing their appreciation for the calling cards and their pride in the young people who took it upon themselves to solve this problem.
Story above from: The Huffington Post @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/cell-phones-for-soldiers_n_364541.html
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