Cellular One's Recycling Program Returns Big Donation to the Children's Organ Transplant Association.OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm -- Cellular One executives presented the Children's Organ Transplant Association The Children's Organ Transplant Association is a nonprofit organization based in Bloomington, Indiana that helps raise funds for and promote awareness of children and young adults in need of life-saving organ, bone marrow, cord blood, or stem cell transplants. , (COTA COTA Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant COTA Council On The Ageing (Australia) COTA Children's Organ Transplant Association COTA Central Ohio Transit Authority (Columbus, OH area) ) with a check for $12,737.25 on December 16, 2005. The money was raised from Cellular One's Restart cell phone recycling program. The York Family of Shawnee, Oklahoma, whose son is awaiting a lifesaving liver transplant liver transplant Hepatic transplant Transplant surgery A procedure that replaces a cancer conquered, metabolically defeated, or substance subjugated liver with one no longer required by its owner, many of whom donate same after an MVA Diseases requiring transplant , was on hand to represent the COTA patients nationwide who benefit from this collaboration. Cellular One will continue the Restart program into 2006, and encourages residents to bring their old or no longer working cell phones into Cellular One's retail locations. The Children's Organ Transplant Association provides fundraising assistance for children and young adults needing life-saving transplants and promotes organ, marrow and tissue donation. Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems is an Oklahoma City-based telecommunications provider operating in 16 states. For more information on products and services, visit www.celloneusa.com. |
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