Thank Them For Their Service With Your Old Phone Or Tablet

PINECREST, FL — With Veterans Day celebrations planned across the United States this weekend, wireless carrier AT&T wants to make people aware of a program to turn their used smartphones and tablets into prepaid phone cards for U.S. military personnel.

"With many people already doing their holiday shopping, chances are there’s a new smartphone on their shopping list," explained Kelly Starling of AT&T. "So what will they do with their old cellphones? How about using them to help our troops in honor of Veterans Day?"

Starling said that the carrier is looking for gently used phones, tablets and smartphones. The program is called "Cell Phones for Soldiers."

There are 19 company-owned AT&T stores in Miami-Dade County, including Aventura, Coral Gables, Doral, Florida City, Hialeah, Kendall, Miami (including Brickell City Center and Mall of the Americas), Miami Beach, and Miami Lakes.

Cell Phones for Soldiers uses funds from recycled cell phones to buy prepaid phone cards for military personnel.

"Just bring your old device into a local AT&T store and make the request," Starling said.

AT&T has donated more than $64.5 million and distributed more than 600,000 AT&T prepaid calling cards to servicemen and women overseas since 2007.

Photo courtesy AT&T