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Help troops stay in touch with their families:
Your old cell phones can 'Help them Call Home'
Your old cell phone buys phone time for troops! If you donate your used or discarded cell phones, the "Help them Call Home" organization can earn calling card minutes for American Troops.
So many Americans express the desire to reach out and support our troops serving in Iraq, but many just do not know what to do. Jodie Butler has found a way to turn his family's tragic loss into a wonderful nationwide effort to make a difference in the lives of the men and women serving our country.
After the death of his brother-in-law, Dan Clay, Jodie Butler and his family received a letter from Clay that changed their lives.
"I know what honor is," Dan's letter read. "It is not a word to be thrown around. It has been an Honor to protect and serve all of you. I faced death with the secure knowledge that you would not have to... Never Falter! Don't hesitate to honor and support those of us who have had the honor of protecting that which is worth protecting."
Though devastated, Butler was determined to give something back to the men and women serving America. In a letter to his Pensacolabased Merrill Lynch coworkers, Butler requested their help in making a difference.
Butler's program began with a letter to coworkers, and has grown into a nation-wide effort. Under the program, cell phones, working or not, are donated to "Help Them Call Home" and are traded for calling cards that enable the troops to stay in touch with family and friends. Each phone donated generates one 250 minute calling card, and each $40 donation is worth one 1,200 minute calling card.
Helpthemcallhome.org lists cell phone drop spots and mail-in information for phones, and donations can be made as well.
"Please 'don't hesitate' to help us honor all of the men and women 'protecting that which is worth protecting,'" Butler encourages.
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