Donate Your Old Digicam to Operation Photo
Have you just upgraded to a new digicam and now have a perfectly good one sitting around doing nothing? Here's a thought -- donate it to Operation Photo. Mitch Goldstone, President of 30MinPhotos.com in Irvine, CA., has vowed to raise 10,000 digital cameras for distribution to military families across the U.S. by Valentine's Day.
Many of the cameras will come from consumers, but some will be donated by manufacturers. Goldstone said Eastman Kodak Co. and Olympus Corp. are participating. Most of the cameras will be used but refurbished. The type of camera doesn't matter, it only matters that it works.
"These digital cameras will go to military families here [in America] so they can take pictures of their families and send [them] to their loved ones overseas," Goldstone said. "I want people to open their appliance drawers, pull out their older digital cameras and share them with the families."
An organization called Operation Home Front (www.operationhomefront.net), which supports military families, will distribute the donated cameras.
If you're a member of a military family and would like to be considered for one of the donated cameras, e-mail info@30minphotos.com.
If you'd like to donate a digital camera, send it to:
Operation Home Front
c/o 30 Min Photos Etc.
92 Corporate Park Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606
Be sure to include your name, home address and email address. Those who donate a camera will receive a receipt to write off the value of their camera. And Goldstone is also throwing in another goodie for donors: a $25 online gift certificate for his camera store's site (www.30minphotos.com).
Found article from Steves Digcam.
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