Steel Magnolia raises cell phones

With the help of Chevrolet and CBS Radio, as well as a little work from the hand of God, Steel Magnolia has aided in the effort to gather over 800 cell phones for Chevrolet’s “Cell Phones for Soldiers” campaign. Along with this initiative, they have also raised funds to purchase pre-paid calling cards to send soldiers who are serving abroad.

Those students at collected the most phones from Ft. Pierce, FL’s John Carroll High School and Tampa, FL’s Braden River High School, thus winning acoustic performances from the southern duo who are composed of Meghan Lindsey and Joshua Scott Jones.

“We really love this campaign. We know what it’s like to be away from home. Being able to connect our soldiers with their loved ones back home and play for these students who worked so hard for this cause is a win-win all the way around,” Lindsey said.

The winning high school beat out eight over schools in the West Palm Beach area, which collected more than 500 cell phones that will be used to buy international calling cards for the servicemen and women across the world. Steel Magnolia, then, awarded both schools – over 1,000 students – a free concert, which included performances of their Top 10 hit “Keep On Lovin’ You,” and their newest single, “Last Night Again.”

“This was a terrific way for our Chevrolet dealers to partner with local high schools for the benefit of our men and women serving overseas. ‘Cell Phone For Soldiers’ is a great organization and we appreciate Steel Magnolia’s partnership with this event,” said Tom Gilbert, Chevrolet Southeast Regional Marketing Manager.