In addition to serving as an education center for the public and collecting testimonials of domestic violence victims, the tour will also give consumers an easy way to offer support for the cause. If you have any unused phones lying around the house, you can visit one of the tour’s eight stops to donate them to the cause. If you can’t make it or if the tour doesn’t stop in your area, you’ll also have the option to donate through SMS to the NNEDV – just text “HOPE” to 41010 to make a one-time donation of $10. Verizon will waive text messaging fees and 100% of each donation will go towards the cause.
The Journey of Hope tour begins on Oct. 2, 2011, in Green Bay, Wis. and ends in Dallas on Oct. 28, 2011, and will stop in the following cities:
· Green Bay, Wis. (Oct. 2)
· Philadelphia (Oct. 5)
· Washington, D.C. (Oct. 8-9)
· Atlanta (Oct. 11)
· Chicago (Oct. 16)
· Los Angeles (TBD)
· San Francisco (TBD)
· Dallas (TBD)