A Caterham resident has set up a new fundraising initiative to raise money for Unicef by collecting old mobile phones, working or broken, to sell to a recycling firm for cash.  Tracey Ampaw of Caterham-on-the-Hill is looking for local shops and businesses willing to be collection points for the phones.  The money raised will be donated to Unicef, specifically the million plus babies and children that have been injured and/or orphaned in Haiti.

“My idea started as a small venture involving friends and family, as an alternative to asking people for cash.  It has started to snowball and now the local schools and nurseries are getting involved too,” said Tracey.

So far Whyteleafe Primary School and the Asquith Nursery have said they are happy to be involved and Tracey is keen to get more local schools on board.

If you have an old mobile phone that you can donate to Tracey, collection points have already been set up at JJ Browne Jewellers and Lorimers in Caterham.  If you own a shop or business and are willing to be another collection point, in or near to Caterham, please e-mail Tracey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.