Belfast Giants assist the phones4change appeal!
The phones4change appeal is a major mobile phone recycling scheme being rolled out across Northern Ireland, in schools and businesses alike, to support The Comber Foundation which works to improve lives of disabled children and young people in Romania
Since the year 2000 the Belfast Giants, Northern Ireland’s only professional ice hockey team, have won the hearts of the people of Northern Ireland and the ice hockey phenomenon has only gained momentum since then. In 12 seasons, the Giants have entertained over 1.3 million people at the Odyssey Arena. The team has used their position to support many different charities and make a positive impact on the community around them. For more information on the Belfast Giants please contact manager Todd Kelman on 02890 460044, or go to www.belfastgiants.com
Belfast Giants players, Stephen Murphy and Robert Dowd, have come out today to show the team’s support of the new phones4change appeal being rolled out in every school in Northern Ireland, and being supported at their game versus Coventry Blaze. Oakwood Integrated Primary School, Derriaghy, pupils Jack McIlvenny, Thomas Somerville and Fiona Mellon join the Giants today as one of the many primary schools across Northern Ireland who has already registered to support the appeal.
Todd Kelman, the manager of the Belfast Giants, commented on the appeal:
We are delighted to endorse a scheme which makes such a huge difference on three different fronts. Firstly, the phones4change appeal recycles unwanted mobile phones, which helps to protect our environment. Secondly, the appeal helps schools to obtain much needed educational equipment. And finally, the appeal helps support the incredible work being done by the Comber Foundation to improve the lives of disadvantaged and disabled children and young people in Romania and Eastern Europe. We encourage schools to register for the appeal.
The phones4change appeal is a major mobile phone recycling initiative being rolled out across Northern Ireland to help teachers equip their classrooms with state-of-the-art technology at no cost to the school. In return for as few as 20 used mobile phones a school can benefit from new equipment. This equipment is chosen by the school for their particular needs, whether it be a new interactive whiteboard or new sport’s equipment. The process is straightforward, to register your school simply call us on 0845 301 1057, or register online at www.phones4changeappeal.org and we will deliver as many collection boxes as you need. When the box has the target number of phones you just call us, we collect the box and the order for your school’s equipment is processed by us.
The proceeds from the appeal will help the Comber Foundation, which was founded in 1990 in Comber, County Down. The Comber Foundation works tirelessly to ensure that every child and young person with disabilities in Romania and Eastern Europe has full participation and inclusion in their community. The Comber Foundation supports adults with intellectual and physical disabilities to leave institutional care and live in the community for the first time.
Fiona Dowling, the Executive Director of the Comber Foundation, commented on the impact of the phones4change appeal:
We are delighted to have the Belfast Giants showing their support for the appeal. The proceeds of the phones4change appeal are vital to our work in Giurgiu, South Romania. 16 young people moved into two community homes in Giurgiu on 1st September this year. These remarkable young adults have lived in institutional care since infancy and this is their first experience of normal life in their local community. With the help of the phones4change appeal we aim to support 24 more young people with disabilities to move to the community before Christmas.
So would you like to get a range of educational equipment for your schools while making a difference to the lives of people with disabilities? If the answer is yes then register for the phones 4change appeal and start collecting today!
The phones4change appeal is now being rolled out to businesses across Northern Ireland, offering them the service of recycling their old, unwanted mobile phones while supporting the work of The Comber Foundation. If your business would like to join the appeal to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of disabled children and young people by recycling your mobile phones, then please contact us on 0777 185 1198.
