Irish charity encourages mobile phone recycling
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 09:47:55
A new charity push by Irish Autism Action (IAA), is set to see hundreds of thousands of people being asked to donate their old mobile phones in order to raise money for the organisation.
Thousands of families in Ireland are affected by autism and the charity is hoping that by getting in touch with half a million people, it will be able to achieve a significant number of donations of old handsets.
Rather than passively waiting for donations to be made, the IAA is sending out 500,000 bags which people will be able to use to send their unwanted phones through the post to the organisation.
The recycling bags will be included with copies of the Mail on Sunday which were first distributed last weekend.
The newspaper is running a simultaneous competition which will allow one lucky donor to have their mortgage repayments taken away for 12 months.
The charity recycling drive is also being aimed to help out schools, because for every 100 handsets donated by a single institution, a free laptop will be given to them in return. Bagging over 300 handsets will net the school an interactive whiteboard.
IAA chief executive, Kevin Whelan, said that there was an obvious parallel between the communications issues suffered by those with autism and the importance of mobiles as a tool of socialising in the modern world. He hopes that people will see this and appreciate the good work they can do in endowing families dealing with autism with the tools and support to improve their lives.
IAA not only helps out all those people who are coping with autism, but also dedicates its time to the running of 13 schools for autistic children. Hopefully other charities will take this pro-active approach to mobile recycling.
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