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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 2006
PHONES FOR FUNDRAISING
DVAM CELL PHONE DRIVE LOCATIONS
Do you have a used/unwanted cell phone that you would like to donate?
We collect any and all cell phones of any age, make or model and in any condition. Please leave the phones only as we do not collect chargers, belt clips, or hands-free devices. Those items are not recycleable and will end up being thrown away.
During the month of October please drop your cell phones off at the following locations:
- Blockbuster Video at 141 Pitman Street, located in the Eastside Marketplace plaza on the East Side of Providence.
Business hours: Monday - Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to Midnight
- Reflections Cafe at 8 Governor Street, located at the corner of Governor and Wickenden Streets in Providence. Business hours: Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Weekends: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- RI School of Design Dept. of Public Safety location at 30 Waterman Street.
Business hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Brown University Dept. of Public Safety Communications Center at 75 Waterman Street in Providence. Business hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Brown University Dept. of Public Safety Headquarters at 75 Charlesfield Street in Providence. Business hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- The following Starbucks locations will be collecting cell phones for WCRI in addition to other DV agencies:
| Wayland Sq./Providence 468 Angell Street Providence, RI 02906 |
Thayer Street 218 Thayer Street Providence, RI 02906 |
Providence, One Financial 1 Financial Plaza Providence, RI 02903 |
| Seekonk 2 Commerce Way Seekonk, MA 02771 |
Emerald Square Mall 999 S. Washington St. N. Attleboro MA, 02760 |
Barrington Shopping Center 180 County Road Barrington, RI 02806 |
| Taunton Depot 65 H Taunton Depot Dr. Taunton, MA 02780 |
Dartmouth Mall 200 N. Dartmouth Mall Dartmouth, MA 02747 |
Mashpee 6 Market Street Mashpee, MA 02649 |
Your old cell phone could be worth up to $30!!
For more information on our ongoing Phones for Fundraising program, please click here.
Become a GOOD CORPORATE NEIGHBOR or COMMUNITY COLLECTION SPOT
Because we are a safe house, we find it difficult to collect phones from individuals in the community without giving away our location. Thus, we are constantly looking for locations in Providence with parking and/or are easy to access for our donors to drop in and donate their used cell phones.
We also enlist local organizations to hold Good Corporate Neighbor Cell Phone Drives within their offices. These cell phone drives have helped us raise more than $5,000 in general operating funds in just two years!
Are you a student who needs community service hours as a graduation requirement or who just wants to give back to the community? Shelter Alliance has set up a Community Service Program that rewards students 1 hour of community service for every 5 cell phones collected on our behalf. Click here to see how you can get involved! Be sure to let Shelter Alliance know that you would like to collect cell phones on behalf of the Women's Center of Rhode Island!
We are looking for additional locations for our community collection boxes, as well as some Good Corporate Neighbors to hold cell phone drives in house. If you would like to hold a cell phone drive at your office, or collect phones from the community on our behalf, please contact Public Relations and Special Events Coordinator, at 401-861-2761, ext. 134.
