Senator John A. DeFrancisco with Major Debock and Master Sergeant Palumb. Provided
Senator John A. DeFrancisco (R-I-C, Syracuse), an Air Force Veteran, is once again calling on Central New Yorkers to support the troops this holiday season by donating their used cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers.
Local drop-off points
Great Northern Mall
ShoppingTown Mall
Solvay Library
Skaneateles Library
Fairmount Library
Liverpool Library
Onondaga County Public Library in the Galleries
Onondaga Community College’s Gordon Student Center
Syracuse University’s ROTC Office, the
U.S. Army Recruiting Station on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse
Recruiting station at Northern Lights Plaza
On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Major Martin Debock with the Syracuse Army Recruiting Battalion, Master Sergeant Peter Palumb and Battalion Public Affairs Specialist Mark Burns joined Senator DeFrancisco to announce the drive and discuss the importance of helping soldiers stay connected to family and friends back home. You can support the Senator’s collection drive by delivering your used cell phones to Senator DeFrancisco’s District Office, located at 800 State Office Building, 333 E. Washington St., Syracuse, or a variety of other local drop-off points (see right).
Donated cell phones will be sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each phone. Cell Phones for Soldiers uses this money to provide free talk time in the form of pre-paid calling cards to soldiers abroad. The senator’s collection drive runs through January.
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