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Hazelwood Girl Scouts Fundraise Cell Phones for Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors
The troop, through Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program, asks for old cell phones and accessories to be donated so they can be refurbished and given to domestic violence victims and survivors.
In a time where living without a cell phone can be virtually impossible, one Girl Scout troop in the took it upon themselves to lend a hand and help those getting back on their feet jump back into the technology age.
That troop, Girl Scout Troop 2748, supported the cause by joining with Verizon Wireless for a program the company has a called HopeLine.
The troop asked for old cell phones and accessories to be donated with the purpose of being refurbished and put in the hands of domestic violence victims and survivors.
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Through hosting its own HopeLine phone drive, the troop raised 48 phones and 21 chargers and accessories.
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