Environmental advocacy organization Rock the Earth, announced today that they have partnered with the Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic in calling on all attendees of the bands co-headlining North American Tour, to bring their old, unwanted mobile phones (and chargers, adapters, etc) to the Rock the Earth booth at the Allman Brothers Band / Widespread Panic upcoming August - September US tour stops.
In partnership with Musictoday,
Collective
Good and Gibson,
all attendees who bring a phone to the Rock the Earth booth for redemption will
receive a 20% off a future Musictoday purchase, and be entered into a nightly
drawing for an Instant
Live CD of the band's performance; and the tour prize of a Gibson guitar;
Plus gain entry into the national mobile phone recycling campaign Grand Prize of
the "Party Like A Rock Star"
experience - Winner plus 12 friends wins use of the Gibson Tour Bus for a
one night concert excursion.
Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks commented "We're very happy to align with Rock the Earth in this effort to keep mobile phones out of landfill, and just like everyone else, we too have been looking for the right place to recycle our old phones. In fact, I plan on bringing my five old phones to the Rock the Earth booth and I encourage everyone else to do the same".
Did you know that one (1) mobile phone has enough
super toxic heavy metals to contaminate 40,000 gallons of drinking water?
Or, that one (1) billion new mobile phones were issued last year in the US
alone, yet less than 1% ever get recycled?
For those people looking to recycle an old phone
but who are unable to attend any of these shows, they can still do so by simply
going to: Rock
the Earth Phone Recycling Center to utilize the online entry form
and free shipping. All participants will receive the 20% off Musictoday discount
and gain entry into the Grand Prize sweepstakes drawing, So, what are you
waiting for? The more phones recycled - the less toxic chemicals
threatening America's most precious natural resource - our drinking water
supply!! And, the greater your chances of winning!
Please visit www.RockTheEarth.org for more information or stop by our booth at the following Allman Brothers Band / Widespread Panic tour dates:
August
18 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga,
NY) with Doobie Brothers
19 - PNC Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ) with Doobie Brothers
21 - Susquehanna Bank Center (Camden, NJ) with Widespread Panic
22 - CMAC - Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua, NY) with Widespread Panic
24 - Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion (Gilford, NH) with Widespread Panic
26 - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (Bethel, NY) with Widespread Panic
27 - Jones Beach Theater (Wantagh, NY) with Widespread Panic
29 - Comcast Center (Mansfield, MA) with Widespread Panic
30 - Meadows Music Theatre (Hartford, CT) with Widespread Panic
September
1 - Charter One Pavilion (Chicago, IL) with
Widespread Panic
2 - Charter One Pavilion (Chicago, IL) with Widespread Panic
5 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, CO) with Widespread Panic
October / November dates - to be determined
