March 3, 2010
Giant Center will be busy both on and off the ice as the team celebrates “Think Green Night”. All fans are encouraged to bring old cell phones and accessories to be donated to the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program - a service that puts wireless services and equipment to work to assist survivors of domestic violence (www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline) and ensure that no-longer-needed cell phones are recycled or disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. Anyone who donates will receive a coupon for 15% off any retail location for that night only. Drop-off locations will be located at all entry points. Many individuals have these items lying around, so it’s a great time to clean house and help those in need.
The long-running HopeLine program collects no-longer-used wireless phones and equipment in any condition from any service provider. The used phones are either refurbished or recycled. With the funds raised from the sale of the refurbished phones, Verizon Wireless donates wireless phones and airtime to victims, and provides funding and other contributions to non-profit domestic violence shelters and prevention programs across the country. Phones that are too old or deemed "beyond economic value" are immediately put into a recycling stream, where they are properly disposed of according to environmental guidelines. The remaining phones are refurbished, which includes "scrubbing" all personal data from the phones, then put in to the HopeLine inventory.
Verizon Wireless also concentrates on protecting the environment by collecting spent rechargeable batteries for recycling. The Verizon Wireless Cell Phone Battery Recycling program is an easy way for customers to join with Verizon Wireless to help conserve the earth's natural resources and prevent spent batteries from entering community landfills. Through HopeLine’s recycling efforts, more than 200 tons of electronics waste and batteries have been kept out of landfills.
The
Hershey Bears and Verizon Wireless thank local HopeLine volunteer and Hershey High School senior Sonia Kothari for her six years of service collecting phones to benefit domestic violence victims. To date Sonia has collected more than 1,800 phones for the HopeLine program.
In support of the theme of the night, Waste Management will have a recycling truck outside
Giant Center, and all fans are encouraged to bring cans and bottles to be recycled.
Keeping the fun going is the Dave Moran Band. They will be performing live on the concourse prior to puck drop. Also,
ZooAmerica will be on site with their critter friends. Be sure to stop by their table for live animal encounters.
Finally, it’s “Hatfield Dollar dog Night” where hot dogs will be offered for a dollar each at various concession stands.
Fans are encouraged to stick around after the game as a few players will be signing autographs for 45-minutes in the Club Lounge.
Limited tickets are available for Sunday’s game. For tickets or more information call 717-508-BEAR or visit HersheyBears.com.
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