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Donate Your Old Cell Phone to HopeLine with Verizon Wireless

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Did you know that 23.6% of women and 11.5% of men reported at least one lifetime incident of intimate-partner violence?

Donate Your Old Cell Phone to HopeLine with Verizon Wireless

 

Verizon Wireless created HopeLine, its phone recycling and refurbishing program. Victims of domestic violence and the organizations who support helping these people benefit from this program.

MyMidtownMojo to Recycle Cell PhonesHow Does HopeLine Work?

  • Old wireless phones, batteries, chargers and accessories are collected
  • All information is permanently erased from the device
  • Unused Phones are refurbished and sold for reuse
  • Unsalvageable phones are disposed of in an environmentally sound way, under a zero landfill policy

How Can I donate my old phones?

Well, actually…just hang onto them for a bit longer. MyMidtownMojo will be launching a recycling program in 2013 in Midtown Atlanta and you can help us help victims of domestic violence.

Stay tuned for more details about the phone drive! But in the meantime, here’s a few words that will inspire you!

AUGUST 24, 2022 UPDATE TO PAGE — There was a video provided by Verizon that has since been removed and as such we have removed the link from this page. You may find other sources to donate your used phone to. ALSO, you might just want to hang on to it for a few years…they can become collectors items as we have seen on Craigslist marketplace! 

Classic Car Commercials — The Maverick Grabber

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Classic Car Commercials

When I was in high school, during lunch breaks I use to walk downtown in my home town of Livingston and walk through the Ford garage. I’d first check out the showroom, and then I go right back in the garage and walk around it’s U-shape design. I can remember finding some of the new models tucked back in the corner of the garage, just waiting to be “introduced” instead of being out on the lot!

I can remember the Ford Maverick. I remember my Dad drove a military car home once and it was a Ford Maverick. And what a hoot…one of the commericals I saw listed the price at $1995 for a Maverick. You’d probably pay about $5-8,000 for one now!

Enjoy!

Classic Car Commercials — Improved Engineering Does Wonders!

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Classic Car Commercials — A Trip Down Memory Lane

As “engineering” improved, so did the amazing features on cars. Of course some of those features, came, went, and have since returned.

Tonight’s DOUBLE FEATURE first features a unique option on the Ford Fairlane.

The second feature shows how engineering has a way of, well re-engineering itself!

 

 

Chamblee’s Antique Row District Holiday Open House | December 1 & 2, 2012

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I like history. I like old things. I grew up around antiques. My parent’s home was wall-to-wall full of them until my Mom’s house burned down in 2005. I have a new appreciation for things from the past that have been lost….photographs, family heirlooms, and such.

Chamblee’s Antique Row District Holiday Open House December 1-2, 2012

Chamblee Historic Antique District

Antiques and Collectibles in Chamblee Antique RowWhether you are an antique lover or not, a trip through an antique store can bring back lots of memories! And I’ve got JUST the time and place in Atlanta for you to take that trip down memory lane, and maybe even pick up a holiday gift! Chamblee’s Antique Row District Holiday Open House! Saturday, the stores will be open from 11am – 6pm and again on Sunday from Noon-5pm.

There will be refreshments, treats and an opportunity to register to win prizes! You can visit the Antique Row website here!

As strolled through the Broad Street Antique Mall as I took pictures for this post, and WOW, what a collection of items! Mind you, this is a “mall” with numerous dealers under one roof, but, just look at the list of particpants:

 

 

  • Antique Factory
  • Assistance League of Atlanta
  • Atlanta Antique Gallery
  • Atlanta Furniture Restoration
  • Atlanta Vintage Books
  • Blanton House
  • Broad Street Antique Mall
  • Chamblee Antiques & Collectibles
  • Consignment Furniture Depot
  • Estate Gallery
  • Gone To The Dogs
  • My Sister’s Closet
  • Rust ‘n’ Dust Antiques
  • St Vincent dePaul Thrift Store
  • The Treasure Mart
  • The UPS Store ( Ha Ha….just down Broad Street and ready to safely pack and ship the treasure off for Santa!
  • Maison Robert
  • Zen Tea
  • Frosty Caboose
Chamblee’s Antique Row District Location

WHEW! I don’t think I even realized how many stores are part of the Chamblee Antique Row District! I’m even going to venture back! And if you live in Midtown Atlanta, and don’t want to break out the car (you might need the space to bring home your treasures, but…) you can take the MARTA Gold Line to Doraville, and exit at the Chamblee Station. You will have to exit the station, walk to Chamblee Tucker Road, turn right under the tracks, and then right on New Peachtree Road, and walk to the District from there. It’s a nice  walk, past 5300 Lofts, and some of the historic store fronts that face the railroad tracks. (Another trip back in time!)

All this, and inside of Atlanta! Who knew!?

Come check out the Chamblee Antique Row District Holiday Open House, December 1 & 2! On your way back to the MARTA station, or if you are driving, be sure to stop at the Frosty Caboose for a treat. (Hopefully it will be a warm winter day for ice cream!) If you’re hungry, maybe a visit to Five Guys Burgers in Chamblee Plaza will be in order!

Classic Car Commercials – A Trip Down Memory Lane

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Classic Car Commercials – A Trip Down Memory Lane

One thing I’ve learned since I started blogging, was that people should get to know who you are. It’s one of the great things about blogging and the other social media channels we have today. People can know more about you (or as little as you want them to) before you ever meet IRL (In Real Life) or before they decide to work with you, in my case, as their real estate broker.

Classic Car Commercials

So, on that personal note, since I was a little kid, I’ve always loved cars. If money were no object, I’d need a 20+ car garage to keep not only classics, but just cars I would want to drive. So, I recently stumbled across classic car commercials on YouTube. Some of them I specifically remember, others I don’t. But the cars, ah, those I remember. (well, depending on the year of the car!)

So, I’ll be doing a series of blogs on car commercials. I hope they bring back memories for you just like they have for me.

Today’s example…the ever beautiful Ford LTD Country Squire Station Wagon! The station wagon WAS the family automobile till we invented the Sport Utility Vehicle.

Check out this 1973 beauty….

Plaza Theater Passes the Movie Reel to A New Owner!

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Plaza Theater Passes the Movie Reel to A New Owner!

Have you EVER BEEN to the Plaza Theatre??  This is one of those  Atlanta landmarks that needs to remain an Atlanta Landmark!

And it appears with the passing of  the movie reel…it will….

This information appear on Facebook this evening…

 

Thom Abbott

Associate Broker, REALTOR(R)
905 Juniper Street, NE Suite 110
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
770.713.1505 Direct
404.876.4901 Office

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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