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Ole Miss Supports Our Mississippi Soldiers

The University of Mississippi has partnered with the Cell Phones for Soldiers organization to support our efforts to recycle cell phones across campus. Each cell phone that UM collects will result in 60 minutes of pre-paid phone cards to MS soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Collection points are located throughout the university campus as well as in Oxford.

Collection Drive –November 21

Ole Miss vs. LSU football game

Help us reach our goal of collecting 5,000 cell phones--one for each Mississippi soldier serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. In addition to this ongoing campus-wide effort, we are conducting a collection drive on Saturday, November 21, with the entire extended UM community and visitors that come to campus on gameday. Everyone coming to Oxford for this game is encouraged to bring their old cell phones and as many you can collect in your hometown.

 

Three convenient stations will be set up to collect phones on gameday. A tent will be set up outside each of the three collection points: the Starnes Athletic Training Center, the Student Union, and the E.F. Yerby Conference Center. Please support this effort and bring your old cell phones to the game!

“There is no greater gift we can give to our soldiers than the gift of keeping them connected to their families and loved ones. This is a wonderful program!”

1SGT C. Williams, Senatobia, MS Delta CO., 2-198th CAB Balad, Iraq

Collection Process and Stations

Cell phones may be donated at several drop-off locations or by mail.

Gameday Collection, Saturday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Volunteers will be collecting cell phones at three collection points. Look for our Cell Phones for Soldiers collection tent in the following locations:

Student Union Plaza

E.F. Yerby Conference Center

Starnes Athletic Center

Pre-gameday Drop-Off Locations

On Campus:

Student Union, near the food court
John D. Williams Library
Inn at Ole Miss lobby

Off Campus:

Oxford Public Library

Chamber of Commerce

Mail

Cell phones may be mailed to the following address:

Cell Phones for Soldiers Campaign

P.O. Box 1848

University, MS 38677

Supporting Organizations

Alumni Affairs, Scott Thompson, thompson@olemiss.edu

Office of the Dean of Students, Melinda Pullen Carlson, mpullen@olemiss.edu

Office of Sustainability, Anne McCauley, admccaul@olemiss.edu

Phi Beta Sigma, Triston Anderson, tkander1@gmail.com

Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Derek Horne, dhorne@olemiss.edu; Juliana Smith, jbsmith6@olemiss.edu; and Colin Moleton, cmmoleto@olemiss.edu

Please clear private data off your cell phone prior to donating.


For more information on how to clear data from your phone, visit: http://www.recellular.com/recycling/data_eraser/default.asp

For more information on this national campaign, please visit the website: http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/