Cell Phone Donations Sought to Benefit Soldiers and Abuse Victims

Bloomington, IL, November 16, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Normal Gadgets, the cellphone-smartphone-tablet repair shop based in Bloomington, has teamed up with CDV/Neville House and Cell Phones For Soldiers to accept gently used and broken cell phones as donations. Normal Gadgets is asking Bloomington/Normal residents to help those in need this season: the ability for our troops to call home & victims assisted by the Neville House. Neville House provides assistance to abuse victims and will use the phones for women to call 911 in an emergency. By donating to Normal Gadgets, Twin City residents can provide safe accessible phones for those in need and for troops that want the precious connection to loved ones back home.

Beginning today, residents can donate their phones to Normal Gadgets located at:

Normal Gadgets
2103 North Veterans Parkway
Suite 112
Bloomington, IL 61704

“A 911 cell phone can mean the moments between life and death in a violent relationship. A soldier far away has a small sense of being home when in contact with family and friends as they are deployed away,” said Terry Ballantini from Normal Gadgets. “Understanding that Normal Gadgets is in a unique position to clean and repair donated cell phones, allows us the compassion to fix them up and get them to those in need.”

Phones and components that cannot be refurbished are dismantled and responsibly recycled to reclaim materials.

For more information, please visit www.NormalGadgets.com

About Normal Gadgets
Normal Gadgets, LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Corporation specializing in the repair of cell phones, smartphones, iPods, tablets and gaming systems. Normal Gadgets is the only Advanced Mobile Technician Level I, II & III in Central Illinois. Founded in 2012 by Angie Ballantini, Normal Gadgets is the go-to-tech-company that works on cracked screens, buttons that don’t work, water damage, restoration and modification of systems. In addition Normal Gadgets offers unlocking, rooting and jail breaking of cellphones along with accepting payments on wireless accounts such as AT&T, Boost Mobile, T-Mobile, Tracfone and much more. For more information, visit www.NormalGadgets.com.

About Cell Phones for Soldiers
Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing cost-free communication services to active duty military members and veterans. Based in Norwell, Mass., Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded in 2004 by Robbie and Brittany Bergquist, then 12 and 13 years old. The organization has provided more than 168 million minutes of free talk time to deployed military members. Beginning in 2012, “Helping Heroes Home” will provide emergency funds for returning veterans to alleviate communication challenges as well as physical, emotional and assimilation hardships. For more information, visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

About CDV/Neville House
This program, which operates in McLean County, IL only, is designed to create safe, nurturing families free from violence and control through free and confidential services. CDV assists and empowers families in crisis situations with individual and group counseling for adults and children and serves as a community resource by providing awareness, advocacy, and education on the issue of domestic violence. As the only emergency shelter in the area, we can empower residents as they strive to accomplish their goals through assistance in areas such as domestic violence education, life skills training, transportation, medical assistance and parenting support. For more information, visit http://www.mccainc.org/programs/countering-domestic-violence.