IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1078 
Commending the nonprofit organization Cell Phones for Soldiers for its reso-
lute and continuing service to members of the Armed Forces and their 
families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2010 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. 
BOOZMAN, and Mr. MCHENRY) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the nonprofit organization Cell Phones for Sol-
diers for its resolute and continuing service to members 
of the Armed Forces and their families. 
Whereas the nonprofit organization Cell Phones for Soldiers 
was founded in Norwell, Massachusetts, in 2004 by teen-
agers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist, who started with 
only $21 of their own money; 
Whereas Robbie and Brittany Bergquist started Cell Phones 
for Soldiers after hearing the story of a soldier named 
Brian Fletcher, who had accrued a $7,624 cell phone bill 
as a result of calling his family while he was deployed 
overseas in the Armed Forces; 
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Whereas more than 150,000 members of the Armed Forces 
are serving overseas away from their families and friends; 
Whereas Cell Phones for Soldiers has approximately 3,000 
volunteers nationwide helping to run collection drives for 
donated cell phones; 
Whereas AT&T Mobility has offered its 2,000 stores in 1,100 
cities as collection points for Cell Phones for Soldiers; 
Whereas former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has 
signed on as a spokesperson for Cell Phones for Soldiers; 
Whereas ReCellular, Inc., pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for 
each donated phone; 
Whereas in 2008, ReCellular processed over 2,000,000 
phones for Cell Phones for Soldiers; 
Whereas the average phone can provide a 60 minute calling 
card for international use; 
Whereas Cell Phones for Soldiers has raised more than 
$2,000,000 and has provided more than 500,000 one- 
hour calling cards, providing members of the Armed 
Forces over 30,000,000 minutes of precious time spent 
talking with loved ones; 
Whereas Cell Phones for Soldiers has provided 60,000,000 
minutes of free calling cards thanks to a national net-
work of individual and corporate supporters donating 
phones and money; 
Whereas over the next few years, Cell Phones for Soldiers as-
pires to expand to include video service, allowing mem-
bers of the Armed Forces to both hear and see their 
loved ones; and 
Whereas there are more than 130 million phones retired 
every year in the United States, and if just 2 percent of 
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these phones were donated, every member of the Armed 
Forces could receive a phone as an expression of grati-
tude from the American people: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends Brittany and Robbie Bergquist, 
their family, and the thousands of volunteers of Cell 
Phones for Soldiers who, phone-by-phone, dollar-by- 
dollar, and minute-by-minute, help members of the 
Armed Forces keep in touch with their families; 
(2) pledges continuing support for members of 
the Armed Forces to maintain contact with their 
families and loved ones while serving in harm’s way; 
and 
(3) expresses its appreciation for Cell Phones 
for Soldiers and other nonprofit entities that work 
selflessly to provide an affordable means for the 
members of the Armed Forces to maintain contact 
with their families and loved ones while serving the 
United States overseas. 
Æ 
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