****MEDIA ADVISORY****

July 14, 2005

For Immediate Release

FREE EMERGENCY CELL PHONES BRING SENSE OF SECURITY TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN UNSETTLED TIMES

200 Lenox Hill Seniors Receive Phones For Life as NYS Senator Serphin Maltese Delivers Armloads of Used Cell Phones For Future Distribution by Phones for Life to Seniors Around NY Metro Area

New York, NY - Two hundred Senior Citizens received used cell phones programmed for free "9-1-1" emergency calls at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Senior Center at 343 East 70th Street, Manhattan . These "Phones For Life" have been collected in hundreds of collection boxes located around New York City and donated by generous supporters, community organizations and public officials. New York Senator Serphin Maltese delivered armloads of used cell phones to Phones For Life to be programmed for one-button emergency 9-1-1 calling to keep these community distributions going throughout the New York metro area.

"Phones for Life helps make our City more livable for senior citizens," stated Senator Maltese. "I'm glad to support their efforts which puts help directly into the hands of our seniors to keep them safe and connected in their neighborhoods and homes.

After accepting Senator Maltese's donation , Emergency Medicine Doctor Dee M L'Archeveque MD FACEP, CEO and Founder Of Phones For Life taught the seniors how to use these phones in any type of safety or medical emergency. Verbal and written instructions were provided in Spanish as well as in English.

"Our seniors are nervous and want added security," stated Nancy Campagna, Executive Director of the Lenox Hill center. "Phones for Life will give them a greater sense of safety to feel more comfortable beyond our senior center which they visit daily for a safe environment." Seniors in the Lenox Hill community attend this local senior center for daily programs, lunch, exercise, classes and socialization according to Ms Campagna. "For many of our seniors, this center is a safe warm and welcoming environment - one of the few places they will venture when they leave their apartments. Many live alone and their families are either elsewhere in the City or live at some distance," Ms Campagna explained.

"Having a cell phone is key to empowerment for seniors," says Dr. L'Archeveque, "providing the ability to summon immediate help in the event of a medical or safety emergency, as well as in instances of elder abuse."   As Phones For Life cell phones allow seniors a greater sense of safety and freedom in their homes, to venture out in their community, and participate in more activities out of doors, "Seniors become more socially engaged, connected to their community, and more healthy and fit," added Dr. L'Archeveque.

Phones For Life coordinates local and national phone equipment collections and drives, programs the phones for one-touch emergency dialing, and redistributes them to qualified local area recipients. By arming elders with Phones For Life cell phones, they are empowered to live daily life without fear of a medical emergency or being a victim of violence or elder abuse.   Through reuse of cell phones, Phones For Life reduces electronic waste from entering the waste stream, an emerging goal of environmental regulators and policy, and the solid waste management industry throughout the country. More than 5,000 phones have been distributed through the New York metropolitan area in the past year.

Phones For Life, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization serving senior citizens 65 years and older, mainly retirees who live alone and are dependent on social security or limited economic resources. Phones For Life cell phones provides free emergency 9-1-1 service to qualified applicants. For information about Phones For Life, visit www.phones4life.com.