| Sheriff’s
Office will collect old cell phones, then exchange them
with RMS for cash, which will help officers in several
stricken states.
OCALA,
FL (PRWEB) September 17, 2005 -- RMS Communications Group
Inc., one of the nation’s largest recyclers
and re-marketers of old cell phones, announced today it
will partner with the Lee County, Fla. Sheriff’s
Department to raise funds for law enforcement officers
dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama.
An RMS spokesman said the partnership would operate under
RMS’ 911
Cell Phone Bank, a program started by RMS
a year ago to provide both cash and 911 emergency phones
to law enforcement and community service agencies, as well
as to selected non-profit organizations.
Under the agreement between RMS and the department’s
Victim’s Advocate Unit, citizens will drop off used
cell phones at various Lee County Sheriff’s Department
locations in Ft. Myers, North Ft. Myers, Lehigh Acres and
Bonita Springs. RMS will pay cash for the phones, and the
money will be sent to support police personnel who are
working in areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
The money will be distributed through the National Sheriff’s
Association’s “Adopt-A-Cop Family Program.
“We are delighted to be a part of this effort,” said
James Mosieur, chief executive officer of RMS Communications
Group Inc. “We started the 911 Cell Phone Bank program
more than a year ago, and it has already raised more than
a quarter-million dollars for various law enforcement needs,
and no need is greater than supporting the officers who
have been working tirelessly in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.”
Citizens can drop their old phones at any Sheriff’s
Office location. Large quantities of cell phones can be
turned over through Victim’s Advocate Brenda Gellinger,
reachable through 239-477-1195.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office has been raising money
for other purposes in partnership with RMS for some time.
RMS provides the department with 911 emergency cell phones,
which are used by seniors, crime victims and others. RMS
also provides cash, which is deposited in a victim's fund.
RMS Communications Group Inc. operates a number of web
sites, including www.CellForCash.com,
which pays cash for used phones; www.WirelessFundraiser.com,
which provides cash to non-profit organizations that collect
and send in old cell phones; and www.RecycleForUS.com,
an environmental initiative that helps companies, government
agencies and other groups and individuals collect and recycle
old cell phones.
The company also operates the 911
Cell Phone Bank program,
through which it donates more than 1,000 cell phones every
month to law enforcement and other agencies for use as
911 emergency phones.
About RMS Communications Group Inc.
Based in Ocala, Fla., RMS Communications Group Inc. provides
consumers and businesses a convenient way to get cash for
cell phones that otherwise lay idle. Phones may qualify
regardless of manufacturer – Motorola, Nokia, LG,
etc.; or service provider - Sprint, Verizon, Cingular,
T-Mobile, etc. The company often partners with non-profit
organizations that find the collection and sale of old
cell phones to be an excellent source of revenue. More
information can be found at http://www.RMSComm.com |
