RMS Teams with Colleyville, Texas Police to Help Seniors, Crime Victims by Collecting and Distributing 911 Cell Phones
Funds will be raised and free emergency 911 cell phones will be provided through RMS’ 911CellPhoneBank.com program.
Ocala, FL (PRWEB) October 13, 2005 -- RMS Communications Group Inc., a leading recycler and re-marketer of old cell phones, said today it is partnering with the Colleyville, Texas Police Department to raise funds and provide free emergency cell phones for local crime victims and senior citizens.
Under the agreement, the department will collect used cell phones in the community which will be turned over to RMS for re-marketing through the company’s 911 Cell Phone Bank program, which operates via a website, www.911CellPhoneBank.com
In return, RMS will provide the department with 911 phones as well as cash, which will be used to fund various emergency and community service needs.
Residents who have unused cell phones are encouraged to drop them off at various police offices and collection points. Locations can be found calling Bill Hudgins in the Community Services office at 817-503-1230.
“We have already collected about 100 phones,” Hudgins said.
Hudgins noted that the Colleyville Police Department and other Tarrant County Law Enforcement Agencies collect the phones on behalf of the SALT Council of Tarrant County, a 501(c)3 charity organization which assists senior citizens in avoiding crime victimization. The SALT Council presents conferences to educate seniors about scams, cons, frauds and other illegal activities.
“All monies collected through the 911 cell phone program go to SALT for their fraud conferences,” Hudgins said.
James Mosieur, chief executive officer of RMS Communications Group Inc., said law enforcement agencies around the country are signing up to participate in the 911 Cell Phone Bank program.
“We started the 911 Cell Phone Bank program more than a year ago, and it has already raised more than a quarter-million dollars for various law enforcement needs,” Mosieur said. “No need is greater than supporting law enforcement agencies who work so tirelessly on behalf of their local communities.”
Nearly 250 law enforcement and community services organizations around the country have signed up to participate in the 911 Cell Phone Bank program, Mosieur said.
RMS Communications Group Inc. operates a number of web sites, including www.CellForCash.com, which pays cash for used phones; www.WirelessFundraiser.com, which provides cash to non-profit organizations that collect and send in old cell phones; and www.RecycleForUS.com, an environmental initiative that helps companies, government agencies and other groups and individuals collect and recycle old cell phones.
The 911 Cell Phone Bank program donates more than 1,000 cell phones every month to law enforcement and other agencies for use as 911 emergency phones.
About 911CellPhoneBank.com
The 911 Cell Phone Bank was created to provide an ongoing and readily available source of 911 cell phones and funds to meet unexpected and urgent needs of participating law enforcement and affiliated victims services agencies. Since its inception, then the 911 Cell Phone Bank has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousands of cell phones for victims services organizations nationwide. It is a nationwide program designed to maximize community cell phone donations. To learn more, visit www.911CellPhoneBank.com
About RMS Communications Group Inc.
Based in Ocala, Fla., RMS Communications Group Inc. provides consumers and businesses a convenient way to get cash for cell phones that otherwise lay idle. Phones may qualify regardless of manufacturer – Motorola, Nokia, LG, etc.; or service provider - Sprint, Verizon, Cingular, T-Mobile, etc. The company often partners with non-profit organizations that find the collection and sale of old cell phones to be an excellent source of revenue. More information can be found at http://www.RMSComm.com.
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