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The answer is YES! I’ll explain in a moment.

There are many cell phone recycling programs. But, do you ever wonder what happens to your phone after you recycle it? I don’t want you to think in the sense of “does it really get recycled or does it end up in a landfill in China instead of the landfill in Wichita, Kansas?” But I do want you to think in the sense of what happens with the “recycling” MONEY that the “Cell Phone Recycling Program” raises for it’s charity?

Ponder that for a moment. . .(Really, think about it for a minute.)

Well, for those of you that donate your old cell phones to Cells for Cells YOU are battling cancer. For absolutely for REAL! Real money is going to real people that REALLY need help. SO the answer is yes! WE are battling cancer by recycling cell phones.

Cells for Cells, in our second year, is now approaching $15,000.00 raised for families battling cancer! THANK YOU to all of our partners and everyone that has ever donated to Cells for Cells! YOU!, you that donated phones, are directly helping moms and dads and brothers and sisters and husbands and wives – real people…

…real people like James and Sharon Bratcher from Joplin, Missouri. They have an encouraging story of how The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society delivered financial assistance in a big way to help overcome a desperate financial situation. James has some very valuable tips for families and I will be interviewing James in Battle Cancer with a Cell Phone? Part 2.

Many companies donate their cell phones without fully understanding what happens afterwards – do they follow the money? Do YOU follow the money? How can you even be sure that your Cell Phone Recycling Program is making a donation to their charity? What does the phrase “100 percent of NET PROCEEDS” mean? Is it an accounting trick or is it a real way to raise money? I’ll uncover that in Battle Cancer with a Cell Phone? Part 3.

Do you want to battle cancer? Do you want to be part of a program that helps real people. YES! It really is as simple as getting your fellow employees together and boxing up your old cell phones and recycling them with Cells for Cells.

And finally, here is the artwork to our new campaign. I would love to hear your comments and ideas. You can email me directly at jason dot cellsforcells (at) gmail dot com.

As we begin a new year, I want to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who donated cell phone to Cells for Cells. Thank you for making Cells for Cells a booming success in our first year. Without your cell phone donations, we would not have been able to help so many families that are battling cancer.

Though we only raised $15.75 in our first month (January 2007), that amount steadily grew. And by the end of December 2007, we had raised a total of $10,000.00 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society just by recycling your old cell phones.

Right now, that $10,000.00 is benefitting Kansas City families. My hope is that the families supported by Cells for Cells will find some relief from financial worry for a time. And I believe they will be comforted that so many of you have made an effort to help them.

Please congratulate and thank all of your employees for participating. Together, we’ve started something wonderful. And together, we are going to help many, many more families throughout the U. S. in the year to come.

NEXT STEPS TO HELP EVEN MORE FAMILIES BATTLING CANCER

· Let me know if you currently have more phones to donate.

· Write a testimonial of why you or your company got involved with Cells for Cells. Do you have a personal story?

· Use your influence to get other companies involved.

· Help us set our goal for 2008 – how can we raise $20,000 or $50,000 or $100,000?

Gratefully,

Jason Clements

Founding Partner

Cells for Cells | Recycle for a Cure

Shawnee, Kansas – July 25, 2007 The Cells for Cells | Recycle for a Cure program formally unveiled their new brand identity.

“We are very excited because the logo clearly tells the story of the program. Cells for Cells takes old cell phones; recycles them; and helps people with blood-cell cancers.” Says Jason Clements, founding partner of the Cells for Cells program.

To learn more about the Cells for Cells | Recycle for a Cure program and how you can support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, send inquires to jclements@cellsforcells.com.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Mid-America Chapter and Clements Associates LLC, providers of the Telecom Efficiency Study announce the launch of

Cells for Cells – Recycle for a Cure.

Cells for Cells – Recycle for a Cure program reconditions, resells, and recycles used cell phones that have been donated by individuals and companies. This unique fundraiser will help find cures for blood cancers and will keep electronic waste out of our landfills. A portion of the money raised goes to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. If you know someone who has an immediate blood cancer need, please call the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Information Resource Center (IRC) at 800-955-4572.

• The average American cell phone user has a total of 3 or more cell phones in their possession.
• For the first time in 2006, cell phone shipments topped 1 billion.
• In the U.S. approximately 130 million cell phones will be retired each year of which less than 2% are recycled.

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• Every five minutes, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer
• Approximately 118,310 new cases are expected this year.
• An estimated 785,829 Americans are living with blood cancers.
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has committed $660,000.00 to support research in Missouri.
• In 2006, the Mid-America Chapter gave $100,000.00 in Patient Aid to local families.

Question:

How can I help?

Answer:

1. Donate your old phones that you have at home or at work
1. call to schedule a pick up – OR –
2. drop off your used phones at The Leukemia & Lymphoma’s office 6811 W. 63rd Street Cloverleaf Building 1 Suite 202 Shawnee Mission, KS 66202
2. Sponsor a Cells for Cells Drive at your office
1. it is so simple – schedule a Cells for Cells Drive at your location – usually just 5 or 10 days
2. we provide a Cells for Cells donation box
3. we provide a Cells for Cells email and flyer to let your fellow employees know to bring their old phones from home
4. At the conclusion of your drive, we’ll collect the Cells for Cells donation boxes for you and let you know how your office/company performed
3. Spread the word

Many recycling programs remove the recycling and fundraising dollars out of Kansas City. Won’t you consider keeping Kansas City’s recycling dollars in KC and supporting our local Mid-America Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

I hope that you’ll agree that this program is worth your support.