| My church has little youth, but the youth that we do | | | | they pay for your shipping and handling of your phone |
| have many things that they want to do. So, they have | | | | to their company so you just request an envelope. |
| had to do a lot of fund raising to get some money in | | | | When the envelope comes then, you just include the |
| order to do what they want. Some of the things they | | | | charger and the phone. It's as easy as that. You just |
| have done have been just selling stuff like candles, | | | | put it in your mail box or take it to the post office. |
| wreaths, and pies. While they scrounge around for | | | | Everything is already paid for so you don't have to do |
| other ideas, they got this great idea. It was to sell | | | | anything else. From there, you wait. Then, that is when |
| people's old mobile phones. | | | | you will receive a check in the mail. The hard part is |
| What they have done was placed a box in the church | | | | waiting for the cheque. This is because they test the |
| and have asked everyone to donate their old phones. | | | | phone to check its condition and to also make sure the |
| There are sites online that you go in and you can sell | | | | parts that they have asked for are there as well. |
| your old phones. Even the old T-mobile Nokia types | | | | After they have bought these phones, many of these |
| that don't flip and aren't all that attractive can be | | | | phones are donated to different agencies. Some are |
| bought. I sold mine for two dollars. Granite, it's not a lot | | | | taken apart and reconstructed. Some are donated to |
| it's still something. I was amazed to see how many | | | | women who are in women shelters. Some are given |
| they have received. Okay, so maybe it didn't surprise | | | | to those with disabilities as they are taught working |
| me because I know how fast people go through | | | | skills and are then sent out to different places that |
| mobile phones. It was just a really neat idea. | | | | become their job. What a useful program my church |
| All you have to do when you sell your phone is locate | | | | has teamed up with to ensure that they are doing their |
| the make and model of your phone. They will tell you | | | | recycling duty as well as making some money for their |
| how much it will be worth. With most of these sites, | | | | things that they so want to do. |