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Idaho Consumers Recycled More Than 6,300 Phones In 2008 Through Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine Program


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Company donates 1.1 million minutes of service; $10,000 in cash grant to Idaho Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

BOISE, ID — Consumers and businesses in Idaho donated more than 6,300 old and no-longer-used wireless phones and accessories last year to Verizon Wireless’ long-running HopeLine® phone recycling and reuse program.

Through HopeLine, Verizon Wireless collects no-longer used wireless phones, batteries and accessories from any wireless service provider and puts the nation’s most reliable wireless network to work in communities the company serves by turning these unused wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence.

Support for Idaho families
Thanks to the phones and accessories collected through HopeLine, last year Verizon Wireless provided 387 phones with 1.1 million minutes of service to domestic violence agencies throughout the state to help victims and survivors rebuild their lives.

In addition, Verizon Wireless awarded a $10,000 grant to the Idaho Coalition Against Domestic Violence to develop and distribute a new awareness campaign across the state. Last year, Verizon Wireless also teamed up with the Boise State Broncos for HopeLine phone collections at home games.

An ongoing commitment to curbing abuse
Since 2001, HopeLine has collected more than 5.6 million phones and awarded more than $6.3 million in cash grants to domestic violence agencies and organizations throughout the country. Verizon Wireless has also donated more than 76,000 HopeLine phones with 228 million minutes of airtime to victims, survivors and domestic violence organizations.

The HopeLine program also includes #HOPE, which can be dialed from any Verizon Wireless handset to immediately connect to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. The hotline provides professional support and referrals to people involved in domestic violence, as well as those who want to help friends and family. The call to #HOPE is toll-and airtime-free.

How you can help
No-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider are accepted in Verizon Wireless’ 2,500 Communications Stores nationwide. For more information on Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine program and to learn how to donate a wireless phone, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.



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