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Call To Protect

The national CALL TO PROTECT program enables people to retire their wireless phones in a manner that will help the environment and provide phones, with matching airtime, to domestic violence agencies. In addition, the funds generated through CALL TO PROTECT collections and other wireless industry programs have provided grants totaling over $10,000,000 to national organizations leading the campaign to end domestic violence.
 
Recent Cellular Phone Collections

Boy Scout JJ Palliser of Niles, IL collected over 1,100 used wireless phones to benefit CALL TO PROTECT as part of his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project. JJ began raising awareness about his phone collection by giving informal talks around his community. Later, JJ placed phone collection boxes throughout the area. He more than doubled his initial goal of collecting 500 cellular phones, and was very excited to see his community's willingness to help victims of domestic violence. The Wireless Foundation greatly appreciates JJ Palliser's efforts to help stop domestic abuse.

For more information about starting a CALL TO PROTECT collection, please contact foundation@ctia.org.

 

Boy Scout JJ Palliser with his phone collection
Boy Scout JJ Palliser of Niles, Illinois with his cellular phone collection benefiting CALL TO PROTECT. Mr. Palliser collected phones for CALL TO PROTECT as part of his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project.

JJ Palliser with his Scout Master
Boy Scout JJ Palliser with his Scout Master Mr. Galassi.


JJ Palliser packaging boxes of phones
JJ Palliser and a friend pictured with his boxed collection of roughly 1,100 phones, to be sent to CALL TO PROTECT to benefit survivors of domestic violence.

Palliser and friends sorting phones
JJ Palliser and fellow Boy Scouts sorting collected phones on behalf of the CALL TO PROTECT program.