ADVISORY/Illinois Conference of Women Legislators -COWL- Collect More Than 3,000 Wireless Phones for Victims of Domestic Violence.Business Editors, Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. Writers ADVISORY...for Friday (July 28) --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: Illinois citizens across the state have contributed more than 3,000 used wireless phones as part of a nationwide Donate A Phone campaign to benefit victims of domestic violence. At least 60 state legislators who are members of the Illinois Conference of Women Legislators opened the doors of their offices for the past three months to serve as collection points for the used wireless phones. The Donate A Phone campaign is a national collection drive designed to collect no longer used wireless phones, recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. them and distribute them to victims of domestic violence. The Donate A Phone program, started by the Wireless Foundation, Motorola and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV NCADV National Coalition Against Domestic Violence ), aims to collect as many phones as necessary to meet the needs of victims of abuse in America. WHEN: Friday, July 28, 2000 - 9:30 AM CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. WHERE: James R. Thompson Center The James R. Thompson Center (JRTC) (also known as Clark & Lake due to its CTA Blue Line stop) is located at 100 W. , State of Illinois Building, 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL. (outdoor plaza) WHO: Lisa Madigan Lisa Madigan (born July 30, 1966 in Chicago) is the current and 41st Attorney General of the U.S. state of Illinois. She is a Democrat. Madigan is the first woman to hold the post, narrowly defeating Joe Birkett in 2002, achieving 50.4% of the vote. (D-Chicago), State Senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate , COWL Co-Chair Andrea Moore (R-Libertyville, IL), State Representative, COWL Co-Chair Diane Bedrosian, Board President, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence David Diggs, Executive Director for the Wireless Foundation Denise Gibson, VP & Director, Customer Technical Solutions for Motorola COVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES: The Conference of Women Legislators (COWL) will present the Wireless Foundation with more than 3,000 wireless phones. State Senators, State Representatives, business leaders and wireless industry representatives will be present. The Wireless Foundation supports programs that address some of our country's greatest challenges through creative applications of wireless technology. For additional information on the Wireless Foundation, please visit www.wirelessfoundation.org or www.donateaphone.com. |
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