Syracuse senator: Turn an old cell phone into free minutes for troops overseas

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Sen. John DeFrancisco launched his annual push for Cell Phones for Soldiers, a group that helps overseas servicemembers make free phone calls.

The nationwide group Cell Phones for Soldiers collects old phones and sells them to a recycler in exchange for enough money to buy two hours of phone time. DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, puts collection boxes at Central New York area malls, schools and libraries to contribute to the effort.

"All of us have cell phones somewhere in our house gathering dust," he said. All phones are accepted.

Since 2004, Cell Phones for Soldiers have provided more than 168 million minutes of free phone time for troops.

Collection locations include:

DeFrancisco's office, 333 E. Washington St., Syracuse
Auburn Army Recruiting Station, 188 Genesee St., Auburn
Mattydale Army Recruiting Station, 372 Northern Lights Plaza, North Syracuse
Syracuse University's Army ROTC Office, 308 Archbold, Syracuse
Shoppingtown Mall, DeWitt
Great Northern Mall, Clay
Fingerlakes Mall, Auburn
Le Moyne College
Onondaga Community College
Onondaga County Public Library, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse
Baldwinsville, Fairmount, Fayetteville, Liverpool, Seymour, Skaneateles and Solvay libraries

For more information, call 315-428-7632.

Contact Teri Weaver at: tweaver@syracuse.com, 315-470-2274 or on Twitter at @TeriKWeaver.

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Source: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/syracuse_senator_turn_an_old_c.html

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