Actually, there is a way to regularly contribute to the MEC, and not hardly feel it! The MEC has recently joined EarthTel, a direct marketing program providing residential and commercial customers with superior long distance telephone service from Frontier, the nation's fifth largest long distance company. "EarthTel, a service of Earth Comm, Inc. is about community. Our mission is to design and implement innovative programs that connect community residents and community businesses with community service organizations for their mutual benefit," says Frontier. In this case, that means for every EarthTel "customer" the MEC signs up, we get a percentage of the monthly long distance phone bill!
The process to sign up with EarthTel is simple. Just call 1-800-458-4753. Be sure to tell them you were referred by the MEC. Or, come by the MEC and we'll sign you up! There are no hidden charges, monthly fees, minimums, or unfair rounding of minutes. Calls are completed over a state of the art fiber optics network to anywhere in the world. Special features, such as no-surcharge travel cards, personal 800 numbers, and customized billing make EarthTel a complete, full-service, high quality long distance service provider. Furthermore, the ongoing success of the program has allowed EarthTel to negotiate exceptional volume rates. Typically customers save 20% to 40% off their long distance bills.
And the very best part is yet to come...ten percent of what you do pay to EarthTel is donated to the MEC - as your local independent contractor. That means if you sign up with EarthTel through the MEC, designating us as the place you want your donation to go, EarthTel returns 10% of your bill to us! This could have very serious implications for the survival of the MEC, and could help us expand our efforts!
We know, we've asked you to switch to Working Assets Long Distance Service - and many of you did. Working Assets is a great company - and does a lot of very fine work for the Earth. But, they only contribute to national and international organizations. With EarthTel, contributions, from those who so designate, will come directly to the MEC. Given our very meager budget, this could really mean a lot!
You could actually spend less on your long distance phone bill, and contribute to the MEC at the same time! What a concept!
Here's How it Works:
¥ Frontier, the fifth largest carrier in the United States, will provide you with the best quality service at the lowest cost with the highest return to participating organizations. Every time you make a long distance call, you will save money and benefit the MEC!
Other Benefits:
¥ All calls billed in 6-second increments, a savings of 10% over 1-minute billing
¥ No monthly fees; no monthly minimums
¥ International competitive rates available
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