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Bills Team Up With Verizon Wireless

Buffalo Bills have teamed up with Verizon Wireless in efforts to collect unused cell phones for the purpose of aiding victims of domestic abuse. Verizon Wireless will refurbish and sell these cell phones, and all proceeds will be donated to aid domestic abuse victims in dire situations.

The money Bills? fans help gathering will also be donated to various domestic violence organizations. This year, marks the fifth time that the Bills and Verizon Wireless have joined forces in an attempt to put an end to domestic abuse.

London Fletcher who plays linebacker for the Bills urges fans to bring their seldom-used cell phones to the game and deposit them in collection bins at any of the 10 gates as they enter Ralph Wilson Stadium.