Belfast Giants assist the phones4change appeal!
Support the phones4change appeal at the Belfast Giants v Coventry Blaze game on Saturday 22nd October at 7pm
Since the year 2000 the Belfast Giants have won the hearts of the people of Northern Ireland and the ice hockey phenomenon has only gained momentum since then. The team has used their position to support many different charities and make a positive impact on the community around them.
Belfast Giants players have come out today to show the team’s support of the new phones4change appeal being rolled out in every school in Northern Ireland, and being supported at their game versus Coventry Blaze. Oakwood Integrated Primary School, Derriaghy, pupils Jack McIlvenny, Thomas Somerville and Fiona Mellon join the Giants today as one of the many primary schools across Northern Ireland who has already registered to support the appeal.
Todd Kelman, the manager of the Belfast Giants, commented on the appeal:
We are delighted to endorse a scheme which makes such a huge difference on three different fronts. Firstly, the phones4change appeal recycles unwanted mobile phones, which helps to protect our environment. Secondly, the appeal helps schools to obtain much needed educational equipment. And finally, the appeal helps support the incredible work being done by the Comber Foundation to improve the lives of disadvantaged and disabled children and young people in Romania and Eastern Europe. We encourage schools to register for the appeal, and also our supporters to donate their old, unwanted phones at the game on Saturday to help make a difference.
When the Belfast Giants take on Coventry Blaze on Saturday 22nd October at 7pm in the Odyssey Arena, there will be collection boxes for any old, unwanted or even broken mobile phones to support the phones4change appeal. The proceeds of this collection will directly support the work of the Comber Foundation to improve the lives of disadvantaged and disabled children and young people in Romania and Eastern Europe.
The phones4change appeal is a major mobile phone recycling initiative being rolled out across Northern Ireland to help teachers equip their classrooms with state-of-the-art technology at no cost to the school. In return for as few as 20 used mobile phones a school can benefit from new equipment. This equipment is chosen by the school for their particular needs, whether it be a new interactive whiteboard or new sport’s equipment. The process is straightforward, to register your school simply call us on 0845 301 1057, or register online at www.phones4changeappeal.org and we will deliver as many collection boxes as you need. When the box has the target number of phones you just call us, we collect the box and the order for your school’s equipment is processed by us.
The proceeds from the collection at the game, and the ongoing school campaign will help the Comber Foundation, which was founded in 1990 in Comber, County Down. The Comber Foundation works tirelessly to ensure that every child and young person with disabilities in Romania and Eastern Europe has full participation and inclusion in their community. The Comber Foundation supports adults with intellectual and physical disabilities to leave institutional care and live in the community for the first time.
Fiona Dowling, the Executive Director of the Comber Foundation, commented on the impact of the phones4change appeal:
We are delighted to have the Belfast Giants showing their support for the appeal. The proceeds of the phones4change appeal are vital to our work in Giurgiu, South Romania. 16 young people moved into two community homes in Giurgiu on 1st September this year. These remarkable young adults have lived in institutional care since infancy and this is their first experience of normal life in their local community. With the help of the phones4change appeal we aim to support 24 more young people with disabilities to move to the community before Christmas. We hope that we will have great success in collecting many unwanted, old mobile phones at the game and, of course, that the Giants will be victorious!
So would you like to get a range of educational equipment for your schools while making a difference to the lives of people with disabilities? If the answer is yes then register for the phones 4change appeal and start collecting today! If you are attending the Belfast Giants versus Coventry Blaze game on Saturday 22nd October at 7pm in the Odyssey Arena, then don’t forget to bring your old, unwanted or broken mobile phones to help support the work of the Comber Foundation.
Belfast Giant players show their support for the phones4change appeal, alongside pupils, Jack McIlvenny, Thomas Somerville and Fiona Mellon from Oakwood Integrated Primary School, a school which has already registered to support the appeal. To support this appeal please bring any unwanted, old or broken mobile phones to the game versus Coventry Blaze on Saturday 22nd October at 7pm in the Odyssey Arena for collection. Don’t forget to register your school to join the phones4change appeal online at www.phones4changeappeal.org or by calling 0845 301 1057, to get state-of-the-art equipment for your school and to support the work of the Comber Foundation.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 7:03PM 
