Verizon Wireless Donates $5,500 to Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.Business Editors HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2002 America's #1 Wireless Service Carrier Continues Commitment to Help Victims of Domestic Violence Through Its HopeLine Program Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. , a recognized leader for its domestic violence awareness and prevention initiatives, has awarded a $5,500 grant to the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a statewide coalition of domestic violence programs aimed at ensuring the safety and protection of battered bat·ter 1 v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters v.tr. 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. 2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse. 3. women. The grant, which was awarded last Friday at a Domestic Violence Awareness Proclamation An act that formally declares to the general public that the government has acted in a particular way. A written or printed document issued by a superior government executive, such as the president or governor, which sets out such a declaration by the government. hosted by the Oahu Domestic Violence Task Force, is part of Verizon Wireless' HopeLine(SM) program, an ongoing nationwide initiative that supports efforts of agencies to aid victims in rebuilding their lives. As a result of HopeLine, and the company's predecessor phone recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. programs, Verizon Wireless has collected more than 500,000 used wireless phones to benefit domestic violence victims and advocacy groups since 1995. Today, Verizon Wireless stores throughout the country, including the company's Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Big Island retail locations, welcome donations of no longer used wireless phones, year-round. Verizon Wireless refurbishes, recycles and/or sells collected phones for parts, using the proceeds to provide grants and phones to domestic violence shelters to aid victims. The company also donates voice mailboxes to shelters so women have a discreet way to receive messages from potential landlords, employers and family members. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence will use Verizon Wireless' HopeLine grant to develop promotional materials aimed at increasing community awareness about domestic violence throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The program materials will be distributed by domestic violence service provider agencies in their communities, as a part of the Coalition's Domestic Violence Prevention and Education Campaign. "Verizon Wireless recognizes the importance of helping to support organizations that serve victims of family violence," said Mark Yamauchi, director of business sales for Verizon Wireless -- Hawaii. "That is why we are pleased to recognize the leadership of the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and award a $5,500 HopeLine grant to the Coalition to expand the impact of their programs." Verizon Wireless encourages customers who are upgrading their wireless phones, or changing carriers, to participate in its exclusive HopeLine phone-recycling program. Phones that are scrapped are disposed of in an environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] manner. For additional information, customers may also visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline. About the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a private, not-for-profit organization, which has been in existence since 1980. As a statewide coalition of domestic violence programs, the organization's mission is to ensure the safety and protection of battered women in intimate relationships An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship. It is a relationship in which the participants know or trust one another very well or are confidants of one another, or a relationship in which there is physical or emotional intimacy. by coordinating domestic violence prevention and intervention services, affecting public policy, and establishing coordinated and consistent procedures and actions by the civil and criminal justice systems in Hawaii. The Coalition is the coordinating agency for victim services activities and provides collaboration and coordination with federal, state and local entities engaged in stopping violence against women. About Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless is the nation's leading provider of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. . The company has the largest nationwide wireless voice and data network and 30.3 million customers. With headquarters in Bedminster, N.J., Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
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