Cingular Wireless & Tennessee Titans Team Up for Recycling Campaign5 July 2005
Have an old wireless phone just sitting around that you don't use anymore? Cingular Wireless wants you to bring it to one of its middle Tennessee stores for a recycling campaign to
benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.
From July 1 through the end of the year, Cingular will collect used phones
-- regardless of the carrier -- to be sent to Wireless Redemption for
recycling. Wireless Redemption in turn will pay Cingular for the phones it has
collected. All funds raised through the recycling program will go directly to
Second Harvest Food Bank.
"Giving back to the community is a top priority for our company," said Jim
McHargue, the director of sales for Cingular's Central Tennessee market. "The
Second Harvest Food Bank is an incredible organization that's making a
difference in our community by striving to end hunger. I can't think of a more
worthwhile cause than that."
In addition, used wireless phones will be collected at the October 16
Tennessee Titans home game against the Cincinnati Bengals. A check will be
presented to Second Harvest Food Bank during halftime at the Titans' December
18 game against the Seattle Seahawks.
"We are so appreciative of Cingular's support and commitment to our
mission," said Jaynee Day, president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of
Middle Tennessee. "It is essential that we all work together to help our
neighbors in need."
Cingular raised more than $4,000 for the food bank last year through a
used phone drive at one of the Titan's home games. This year the recycling
benefit was expanded into Cingular stores and extended for six months in order
to raise more money for the nonprofit.
About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States,
serving 50.4 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC
Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the
largest digital voice and data network n the nation -- the ALLOVER (SM)
network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless
carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover (SM),
the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes.
Details of the company are available at https://www.cingular.com. Get
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https://www.cingular.com/newsroom.
Source: PRNewswire
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