FTC COLLECTS MORE THAN 200 WIRELESS PHONES FOR THE PEE DEE COALITION (6.9.09)

June 9, 2009, Kingstree, S.C. – Representatives from Farmers Telephone Cooperative, (FTC) Inc. today announced that the company collected more than 200 wireless phones during the months of February and March for the Pee Dee Coalition.

In turn, the Coalition will have the phones reprogrammed for emergency use for those families in the Pee Dee who are at risk. The Pee Dee Coalition is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to the reduction of rape, family violence and child abuse and to the needs of its victims.

However, the drive is not over. For the foreseeable future, FTC will continue to collect used phones for the Pee Dee Coalition. Customers still interested in donating phones can stop by any of the eight FTC wireless locations, which include:

• 1101 East Main Street, Kingstree, S.C.
• 631 North Pike West Street, Sumter, S.C.
• 1280 Peach Orchard Road, Sumter, S.C.
• 255 West Wesmark Boulevard, Sumter, S.C.
• 104 East Church Street, Bishopville, S.C.
• 235 North Ron McNair Boulevard, Lake City, S.C.
• 2389 Paxville Highway, Manning, S.C. 
• 369 South Georgetown Highway, Johnsonville, S.C.

“We are very appreciative of the support and sense of giving that FTC customers displayed during our push to collect phones for the Pee Dee Coalition,” said Brad Erwin, CEO of FTC. “At FTC, helping our neighbors who are in need is very important and we ask that everyone continue to support the Pee Dee Coalition by dropping off their used wireless phones at any FTC location.” 

About FTC

Founded in 1952, Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is a local, multifaceted telecommunications company headquartered in Kingstree, S.C. Serving more than 50,000 customers within a coverage area of 3,000 miles, FTC provides cutting-edge technology to businesses and residents in Williamsburg, Lee, Sumter, Clarendon and Florence counties in South Carolina. A veteran in the telephone industry, FTC is the second largest telephone cooperative in the United States. FTC has evolved into a state-of-the-art organization offering local, long distance, security systems and monitoring, video, digital wireless and high-speed Internet services. Customers can choose from a wide array of products and services at any of the company’s eight conveniently located full-service business offices.

For additional information about FTC, call 1-888-218-5050 or visit www.ftc-i.net.

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