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Donate your Unwanted Mobile Phone and Help BBC Children in Need
£5 WILL go to
this worthy charity for every re-usable handset received. With
over 18 million mobile phones replaced every year and an estimated
90 million sitting in drawers and toy boxes across the country, why
not send your unwanted mobile phone to Fonebak and give it a new
life. For every mobile phone received, Fonebak will donate £5 to BBC
Children in Need. Last year, Fonebak donated over £250,000 to BBC
Children in Need through the collection of unwanted mobile phones.
The company aims to increase that amount this year. Motorola has
partnered with Fonebak to support this important initiative.
Over the next few weeks, over 8 million of households across the
country will be receiving a bright red Freepost envelope with Pudsey
Bear on the front. All you need to do is find your old phone, put it
in the envelope and send it off. Just make sure to remove the SIM
card first.
The phones will go to Fonebak, the leader in mobile phone reuse and
recycling. Fonebak will refurbish the handsets and send them to
developing countries to improve communications. Phones that are not
suitable for re-use will be sent for recycling ensuring that nothing
ends up in landfill. To find out more or to download a Freepost
envelope, visit
www.fonebak.com/pudsey.
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Sefton community groups invited to cash in on funding
THERE'S great
news for community groups in Sefton planning projects to help
children and young people. Grants of up to £7,000 are still
available from the Community Foundation¹s Local Network Fund for
Children and Young People.
To qualify for funding, groups must be planning projects that
encourage children to express opinions, stay safe, keep healthy,
maximise their potential or to help others. Initiatives that
prepare and train young people for future employment could also
benefit.
Projects should be aimed at helping children and young people aged
between 0-19 years old but funding could be available for projects
set up to help those with learning difficulties who are aged up to
25 years old.
Funding guidelines can be downloaded from
www.cfmerseyside.org.uk or for further information
contact Sefton CVS. Tel: 0151 928 2233.
The Community Foundation connects donors with local causes that make
a real difference in Merseyside. Providing grants and support to
local communities, helping them focus on building a better,
stronger Merseyside for future generations.
Working with and advising donors who are passionate and care about
their communities, the Community Foundation aims to establish
endowment funds that will make a lasting impact on local lives.
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