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HopeLineŽ Campaign Extended to December 19th
ERC and Verizon Wireless
Spur Dunwoody Citizens to Action
In Recognition of
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
During the next 30-minutes, approximately 200 women in Georgia will be beaten
by someone they love. In observation of National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month, Empowerment Resource Center (ERC), in collaboration with
Verizon Wireless
, is continuing its efforts to help victims of domestic
violence in Georgia and encouraging residents to donate any no-longer-used
cell phone, during the 30-day HopeLineŽ phone drive.
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From November 10th through December 10, 2008, wireless phones, batteries
and accessories, in any condition from any wireless service provider, can be
donated at four collection sites around the city of Dunwoody:
Kroger at Orchard Park,
Peachtree Charter Middle School,
Dunwoody High School,
and the Dunwoody Public Library.
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A few facts about domestic violence:
- Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women in the United States -
more than car
accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.
- Georgia ranks seventh in the nation in the rate of women killed by men.
- The costs to U.S. businesses exceed $5.8 billion
each year in absenteeism, lower productivity,
turnover and safety costs - $4.1
billion of which is for direct medical and mental health care services.
- Domestic violence claims at least eight million workdays each year, or the
equivalent of
32,000 full-time jobs.
- HopelineŽ collection sites are located in the heart of Dunwoody
- For more information, call 770-234-0164.
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