Dowling College Holding Two Ongoing Cell Phone Drives

April 17, 2008

(Oakdale, N.Y.) The Office of Public Relations & Communications is collecting cell phones to be donated to VIBS, the Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk. VIBS is a non-profit Family Violence and Rape Crisis Center in Suffolk County. VIBS accepts cell phones for distribution to our clients or recycling. All cell phones are accepted. Broken, outdated or phones without chargers will be recycled or disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner. Funds raised will be used to support VIBS’ counseling, advocacy, and preventive education & outreach services.

Phones can be left in VIBS’ drop box between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at:

The Bookstore at the Brookhaven Campus in Shirley
Student Services in the Racanelli Center at the Rudolph Campus in Oakdale

The Dowling Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is having an ongoing cell phone drive for the Secure the Call Foundation. This organization distributes cell phones to domestic violence shelters, senior centers, neighborhood watch groups, school crossing guards and other agencies with an immediate need for 911 access. The website is www.donatemycellphone.org.

The phones can be dropped off in the Athletic Office at the Rudolph Campus in Oakdale between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

For additional information on either cell phone drive, please call 631-244-3318.

About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in several disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education. www.dowling.edu