| June 21, 2001 - Students at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island
University have collected dozens of used cell phones to be distributed
to victims of domestic violence. The cell phones are reprogrammed
to dial 911 and provide a vital lifeline - anywhere and anytime
- to victims of physical abuse.
The C.W. Post project was spearheaded by Kathi Yanatos, assistant
dean of the School of Health Professions and clinical coordinator
of the Radiologic Technology program. Kathi became aware of
the national effort sponsored by the Wireless Foundation and
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence when the initiative
was featured on a morning news program. As advisor of the
Medical Imaging Society, she introduced the idea to its members
(students studying Radiologic Technology), who embraced the
concept and have collected more than 75 phones to date. The
effort is ongoing, and the group has made three shipments
to the Wireless Foundation, which has collected and distributed
about 30,000 cell phones.
For more information about this project, please call Kathi
Yanatos at the C.W. Post School of Health Professions at (516)
299-2023. |
