disasters

Text Tornado Recovery Relief & Verizon Wireless Help Centers

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Tornado

TornadoVerizon Wireless is supporting mobile giving programs to contribute to recovery efforts supporting communities affected by tornado and flood disasters.

Cell phone owners can use their mobile phones to make $10 donations to a variety of nonprofit organizations responding to the needs of citizens in the aftermath of the recent Midwest and Southeast destruction, including The Community Foundation of the Ozarks, American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and World Vision.

Any wireless customer using any carrier can make a $10 donation by sending a text message. 

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Verizon Wireless Tornado Emergency 411

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To aid customers and recovery in the aftermath of the tornadoes, Verizon Wireless deployed temporary cell towers or COLTs to enhance calling coverage in and around Harveyville, Kansas around Harrisburg, Illinois.

The COLTs will provide extra network capacity to Verizon Wireless customers in the areas affected.

We checked with a Verizon representative and If you are in an area where you need help, you can always go to a Verizon Wireless store  for emergency communication resources such as free Internet access and in-store use of 4G LTE tablets, so residents impacted by the recent storms can contact family and friends at no cost. Customers can also use a battery charging station that allows users of any carrier to charge their smartphones and other wireless devices.

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