Battery Giant Helps Maintain Contact With Soldiers Overseas

Battery Giant in Orland Park is proud to be a drop-off point for unwanted cell phones for Cell Phones for Soldiers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing cost-free communication services to active duty military members and veterans. 
 

Since its inception in 2004, Cell Phones for Soldiers has worked to keep military families connected by providing FREE communication tools to those serving overseas in the United States military. In seven years, the registered 501(c)(3) has provided troops with more than 2.5 million prepaid calling cards, equating to 181 million minutes of FREE talk time.

Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to continue its mission to provide troops with FREE calls home through generous monetary contributions and the recycling of used mobile phones. Used mobile phones from all service providers are accepted. Each donated device valued at $5, will provide troops with 2.5 hours of FREE talk time. The organization has also prevented more than 10.8 million cell phones from ending up in landfills.

Battery Giant is located at 15006 LaGrange Road, around the corner from Trader Joe’s, in Orland Park.  Co-owned by Brian Nolen and his son Brain II, Battery Giant has batteries for over 100,000 devices and is open seven days a week.  Call 708-460-4664 for more information.