The phones4change appeal

 On behalf of the Comber Foundation, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the schools sincerely for their support of the phones4change appeal over the last 12 months.

The money raised by the campaign has helped the Comber Foundation to establish day services for young adults with disabilities in Giurgiu County, Romania.  These services have helped make a real and lasting difference to the lives of 38 young people from orphanages and institutions.  On their behalf, a sincere thank you. 

Due to circumstances entirely outside of our control, regrettably we anticipate that the phones4change schools campaign will be closing at the end of June 2012.  The market for old mobile phones has changed considerably and the company that provided the recycling service for us is unable to continue to support the campaign.

To ensure that your school receives full benefit from any phones collected to date, we ask you to contact Bernie before 30^th June 2012 to arrange collection of phones which you have accumulated and to order equipment.

Equally if your school has already banked phones, please call Bernie on +353 1 864 4828 before 30^th June 2012 to order equipment, or alternatively to receive the monetary value of the phones which you have collected. 

We thank you once again for your support of the phones4change appeal.  We rely on voluntary fundraising initiatives like this to fund our projects in Romania and would welcome any future opportunities to work with you and your school.

Best wishes,

Fiona Dowling

Executive Director of the Comber Foundation

St Ninnidh's Primary School

St Ninnidh's Primary School, Derrylin are the proud owners of a brand new state of the art interactive white board after they collected over 400 unwanted mobile phones for the phones4change appeal in aid of the Comber Foundtion.

Cope Primary School sign up to recycling mobile phone initative

from left to right: Fiona Dowling, Executive Director, The Comber Foundatio, children from Cope Primary School, Emma Hassard, phones4change school co-ordinator

Fiona and Emma visited Cope Primary School in Loughall, Co. Armagh to launch the phones4change appeal in aid of The Comber Foundation in the school.

Ballinderry Primary School ring in the New Year with the phones4change appeal

 Ballinderry Primary School

Ballinderry Primary School in Co. Antrim has joined the phones4change appeal. Ballinderry Primary School is an eco school and by recycling phones will benefit from school equipments and support The Comber Foundation.