Donate a used cell phone and get a PJ VIP bag

nfanel
nfanel Posts: 2,558
edited June 2008 in The Porch
I posted this in another spot but thought this was cool enough to get its own thread:

HopeLine®
Fans will have the opportunity to donate their old wireless phones at each stop of the tour by simply bringing no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories with them and dropping them in the HopeLine® donation area at each venue.

The first 50 people making a donation to HopeLine will receive a special Pearl Jam VIP gift bag. All Verizon Wireless customers making donations at each concert venue will receive a free Pearl Jam ringtone and ringback tone for bringing their old phones and accessories to the show.

The HopeLine® program puts the nation’s most reliable wireless network to work in communities by turning unused wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence.
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Really? Because I have an old phone that could be donated.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    nfanel wrote:
    I posted this in another spot but thought this was cool enough to get its own thread:

    HopeLine®
    Fans will have the opportunity to donate their old wireless phones at each stop of the tour by simply bringing no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories with them and dropping them in the HopeLine® donation area at each venue.

    The first 50 people making a donation to HopeLine will receive a special Pearl Jam VIP gift bag. All Verizon Wireless customers making donations at each concert venue will receive a free Pearl Jam ringtone and ringback tone for bringing their old phones and accessories to the show.

    The HopeLine® program puts the nation’s most reliable wireless network to work in communities by turning unused wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence.


    damn greedy corporations!!! when will they STOP?!?!?!?! ;):D
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,990
    Do you have to have accesories with the phone? I got a Razr in good shape, I just dont have accesories
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    I'll bring mine in even if I don't get the bag...i have a few old ones
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    nice!




    good job! i love the donation sites that get old cell phones into domestic abuse shelters, etc. such an easy thing to do and yet such a help to many. kudos!
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    I'll bring mine in even if I don't get the bag...i have a few old ones

    Wow, looks like we have a saint in our presence....donating without getting something back!
    :)
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    CROJAM95 wrote:
    Do you have to have accesories with the phone? I got a Razr in good shape, I just dont have accesories
    nope, you don't have to have the accessories. these phone drives are actually ongoing but it's cool to see they'll be collecting at the concerts. i wonder what's in the "VIP" bag?? :)

    more info on Hopeline:
    Verizon Wireless collects no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider at our Communications Stores nationwide. Phones that can be refurbished are sold for reuse and those without value are disposed of in an environmentally sound way. Proceeds from the HopeLine program are used to provide wireless phones and cash grants to local shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention and awareness.
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    cutback wrote:
    damn greedy corporations!!! when will they STOP?!?!?!?! ;):D
    i know, right?!

    whew. i'm worn out today from all of this defending of the free music giveaways!
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    nfanel wrote:
    i know, right?!

    whew. i'm worn out today from all of this defending of the free music giveaways!



    i honestly don't get it.....if i were in the band and saw some of the shit being talked about on here today, i'd break up the band....to be held accountable for things said 10 or more years ago is pretty sad....oh well......can you hear me now? ;):D:D
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    what's going on.... i missed it.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Lizard wrote:
    what's going on.... i missed it.

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=288244
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    cutback wrote:

    Oh--thanks for the info. Craziness!!!!!!!!!!
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,891
    sweet! i got like 3 old cell phones that haven't been used for sometime. will have to bring them along on the trip.
  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    I wonder if this applies to the Who show as well
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    cutback wrote:
    i honestly don't get it.....if i were in the band and saw some of the shit being talked about on here today, i'd break up the band....to be held accountable for things said 10 or more years ago is pretty sad....oh well......can you hear me now? ;):D:D
    it's ridiculous.... they took some really exciting news and turned it into a slam against the band and their morals!! you think i'd be used to it around here but i still can't believe what a big deal this got turned into! :eek: i guess they want pj to start up their own phone company to avoid 'selling out' to those greedy b*stards at verizon. ;)
    Lukin66 wrote:
    I wonder if this applies to the Who show as well
    i think it's the pearl jam only shows. our internal website lists the shows and doesn't mention the who show...
  • sarah ve
    sarah ve Posts: 43
    this is awesome because I have like a million old cellphones laying around!
    See you at the beach!! 6/17

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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,235
    so anyone know whats in the bags yet??
  • mjb
    mjb Posts: 1,315
    Looks like the info is here:

    http://www.pearljamconcerts.com/attheshow/hopeline.html

    A tour shirt;
    A limited edition mini-poster; and
    Immagine DVD
  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    mjb wrote:
    Looks like the info is here:

    http://www.pearljamconcerts.com/attheshow/hopeline.html

    A tour shirt;
    A limited edition mini-poster; and
    Immagine DVD
    and it's available for the Who show! Yeah!
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • EJE201
    EJE201 Mason, MI Posts: 321
    anyone see/do this yet? Just wondering where the stand is, how limited, what the stuff looks like, etc. Thanks

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