Irish Autism Association begins mobile phone recycling drive

Life

1 April 2011

Irish Autism Action (IAA) has begun an appeal to collect old mobile phones, with the proceeds going towards improving services to families affected by autism.

The appeal coincides with Autism Day on 2 April, 2011. All money raised from the collection of old mobile phones will support families affected by autism in Ireland.

Households are being targeted via 500,000 mobile phone recycling bags inserted in newspapers and door-to-door. Following that, a newspaper campaign will kick off in the Mail on Sunday on 3 April. The campaign will feature a competition with a prize of having the winner’s mortgage paid for a year.

The appeal also targets primary schools where IAA provides schools with cash rewards for collecting phones or by way of laptops, itouches and white boards. For every 100 handsets a school collects they will be rewarded with a free laptop. For 300 phones the school will be rewarded with a whiteboard.

“Autism is a disability involving the development of the brain that affects people’s communication and social interaction skills,” commented Kevin Whelan, CEO, Irish Autism Action. “Mobile phones are one of the biggest communication devices around today and by recycling them you can help us be a voice for those who have none. Every €500 raised takes a child off the waiting list for education services.”

Irish Autism Action is a national charity providing a range of services to families affected by autism, as well as supporting 13 schools for children with autism across the country. These services include, but are not limited to, advocacy support, educational support through a network of ABA schools nationally, fundraising support, research and the provision of respite summer camps.

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