The Tents of Hope campaign (www.tentsofhope.org) was created to inspire and activate people to respond to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan by creating tents that are unique works of art and ongoing focal points within communities for learning about, assisting and establishing relationships with the people of Sudan.
Designed to last one year, Tents of Hope already has nearly 200 cities in 43 states participating through their churches, synagogues, schools and universities; and 30 major partner organizations including Save Darfur, United Church of Christ, Amnesty International, Lost Boys Rebuilding Southern Sudan, Genocide Intervention Network, American Jewish World Service, Church World Service, Lutheran World Relief and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
The campaign will culminate with a multi-day event displaying the tents in Washington DC from November 6-9, 2008.
What can you do?
Help the Tents of Hope campaign raise funds through cell phone recycling with ECO-CELL.
The Symbolism of the Tent
Communities throughout the nation are creating, painting and displaying their tents as symbols of hope to identify with the refugees of Darfur. The tents mirror what the refugees use throughout Sudan and neighboring Chad.
The tents, though hardly a replacement, for their real homes, provide the only shelter and haven they know; many people are not even fortunate enough to have a tent at all. Through the Tents of Hope campaign these tents represent a connection with the refugees and let them know that there are numerous communities here who care and are trying to help.
These tents are an ideal tool for garnering media attention, promoting social advocacy, and raising funds for a number of humanitarian relief projects such as the Crop Walk, Heifer Project, the Jewish World Watch Solar Cooker, Save Darfur, “Change the World--It Just Takes Cents” and others.
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 Donate or Fundraise for Tents of Hope
A truly ideal and unique way to contribute to the Tents of Hope campaign, while taking care of our environment at the same time, is to participate in the ECO-CELL program.
Simply collect and turn in your old, unused cell phones for funds to help Tents of Hope and Darfur advocacy groups, the Save Darfur Coalition and STAND, formerly "Students Taking Action Now: Darfur") a Student Anti-Genocide Coalition made up of over 600 high school and college chapters.
Whether you are an individual, city or group, anyone can participate. Shipping is free for 10 or more phones. Anywhere from $.45 to $15 per phone can be raised with proceeds of the collection going to Tents of Hope and the Save Darfur Coalition as well as STAND.
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How to Donate
Individuals – Simply mail your phones into:
ECO·CELL
2701 Lindsay Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
Attn: Tents of Hope Campaign
If you have 10 or more phones, click here to request your free shipping label!
Cities or Groups – Registering as an official fundraiser for Tents of Hope can generate great publicity for your group or organization’s efforts.
All you need to do is register on-line and ECO-CELL will send you a special marketing kit and resource guide to help you get started.
Once you are ready to ship, please download, fill out and enclose this form.
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Tents of Hope Marketing Materials
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For questions or more information about ECO-CELL or donating, contact Lindsey Brown Ronay at lindsey@eco-cell.com or 502-333-0861.
If you would like to reach the Tents of Hope Liaison for the ECO-CELL Project, please contact Therese Horsting at 707-664-1687 or e-mail her at raven@pon.net.
For press inquiries please contact Amy Chilla at amy.chilla@corecubed.com or 949.218.0312.
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