Mariah Saves Gorillas

Happy New Year Gorilla Lovers!

My name is Mariah, but some of you may know me as the "Gorilla Girl." I have teamed up with Eco-Cell as one of their youngest Silverback Conservation Partners to collect and recycle old cell phones through Eco-Cell's No Landfill Cell Phone Recycling Program. I have been doing this for 3 years and plan to continue to be an instrumental part in the fight to help save the critically endangered Gorillas in Africa and raise environmental awareness about the effects of E-waste. Thanks and keep recycling!

Almost all electronics (not just cell phones and laptops) use a metallic ore called "Coltan" (Columbite-Tantalite). This ore is being illegally mined in Congo, is wiping out the natural gorilla habitat, and causing the deaths of the African Mountain Gorillas.

The Eastern Lowland Gorilla population in Africa has already declined 90% in the last 5 years.

Cell phones and other electronics contain toxic chemicals that are harmful to the environment and cause dangerous pollution if not recycled properly.

Exciting news in 2010! For every cell phone I collect, Eco-Cell now promises to donate up to $50 per cell phone which will benefit research and protection efforts through the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International!

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Thank you to all who helped me reach my first goal of collecting 1,000 cell phones. I am now an official Eco-Cell Silverback Conservation Partner and have started Phase 2 of my cell phone recycling efforts! Help me continue to make a difference for our community and environment! We only have one Earth to share!! Collect any old, new, or unused cell phones that you, your family, or friends may have lying around at home. Eco-cell will accept any cell phone or accessories- working or broken. The important thing to remember is to RECYCLE your cell phone to REDUCE the need for new Coltan! If you live in the Western New York Area, you can look for one of my collection boxes listed on the Collection Locations page, or send them to the following address:

   Mariah Saves Gorillas
         P.O. Box 895
                 2655 Millersport Hwy.
                   Getzville, NY 14068

Event: Earth Hour 2010
Date:    Saturday, March 27th
Time:   8:30 - 9:30 pm
Details:    Go dark with Mariah Saves Gorillas... join us in the fight to end global warming! Click the link to sign up at EarthHour.com! One hour can make a difference!!

Sisters in action!! Mariah Saves Gorillas anxiously awaits the unveiling of Project Green Girl! Please check back soon for announcements as my sister, Vanessa, launches her new website on all of the greatest ways that kids can reduce, reuse, and recycle... because its FUN and easy being green!!!