OT - Hurricane Katrina: Used Cell Phone Collection

[Missy Johnson]

I work for a non-profit and we are collecting used cellphones for the following organization...does anyone from the MR Unit have one (or a few!) I could have? Maybe they are tucked away in a drawer...

"Phones for Life collects used cell phones for senior citizens. Its mission is to help seniors stay safe and maintain a healthy and productive lifestyle. Donated cell phones combat fear of isolation and the threat of elder abuse. Phones for Life will personally deliver 9-1-1 cell phones in areas that were mostly affected by Hurricane Katrina."

I can pick up or you can drop off in midtown. Thanks!!!

 

[cali_reef]

Do you have their web address? I have a few but I have to look for them, should I also make an attempt to find all the chargers and accessories?

 

[nanoreefer22]

Missy I think i have an old one somewhere lying around. I'll let you know later for sure.

 

[alrha]

Missy, i got some for you.

Let me know when and where you want to meet up (midtown). I'm on 45th and Park.

 

[fas917]

I got couple also.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Got my mom searching for it as I type.
-Kris

If she finds it, it shouldn't be a problem meeting up in the city.

 

[zahner]

i have two old Nokias plus assorted chargers and cases, etc. Is a phone from like 1999 still usable for this purpose?

 

[Missy Johnson]

here is the website:

http://www.phones4life.com/

it doesn't say anything about dates and/or accessories. i'll just collect whatever i can. albert, i can come up to midtown tomorrow sometime to meet you...when works for you?

 

[alrha]

Hey Missy, got them with me in the office.

I can meet you whenever, wherever is most convenient for you.

 

[Missy Johnson]

albert - wanna meet on 45th and park at 2?

 

[alrha]

ok, will do. can meet you in front of the starbucks there. (FYI, there is really no park ave here as you will be literally under park ave).

 

[Missy Johnson]

k see you then.

 

[Sean]

I have a bunch
I can just drop them off at Grand Central?

 

[Missy Johnson]

yeah there are locations for drop off in the website link i listed...

 

[Sean]

I have a bunch and I'm getting a bunch more from my clients.

Thanks Missy

 

[alrha]

Missy, thanks for calling.

I can actually drop them off by grand central if thats easier (saves eric a trip) - unless you do something else with them.

 

[Missy Johnson]

nope they are going to the same place. if you swing by there you could drop them off but if it's easier he can meet you. he works really close to you now.

 

[alrha]

ok, i'll just take it then, no need for either of you to drag it around for me.

Thanks so much for the offer and the call, it is very kind of you.

 

[Doc]

missy I should have 2 we can drop off. I'll check out the website and drop them off

 

[alrha]

FYI,
I tried to play Columbo today, but failed.
I went to 42nd and Park Ave and all around Grand Central looking for these guys but couldnt find them. Finally, i surrendered my manhood and asked the information booth if they knew where I could donate my phones. They directed me to the police station (in the basement). Once I found it, I was informed that they should be dropped off at the Station Master's office. After another small hunt, I found it but was told that they dont collect it anymore, but that there is a collection by Pershing Square between 4pm and 7pm. So I went back to work and returned to that location around 6pm on my way home. After another quick tour around midtown manhattan, i decided to ask in the retaurant if they knew about it. They didnt, but they thought that Kenneth Kole might know. So off I went to Kenneth Kole, and they told me that they have seen them right outside Grand Central a few days ago, but that is all they knew. I tried calling the number given to me from the Station Master, but got an answering machine.
Bottom line, they ended up coming back home with me on the train (as i had to get home for a meeting) and will come back to work again for another day in the "Adventures of Detective ALRHA and the Cell Phones"