Cell phones are in hot demand and as the demand increases, so does the impact on gorillas’ habitat in the Congo.

How are gorillas and cell phones linked?

• Cell phones contain a rare ore called coltan used as a semiconductor. This metal is found in Central Africa. Increased mining operations mean habitat loss and increased hunting pressure on gorillas and other wildlife.

• Wildlife Reserves suffer most from mining. Two World Heritage sites, Kahuzi-Biega National Park and Okapi Wildlife Reserve, have suffered the most damage from min-ing.

• Coltan mining has helped fund the on-going war in the region.

• Cell phone popularity over the past five years induced a flood of more than 10,000 il-legal miners into the "protected" parks. Needing food, they have hunted gorillas and elephants to near extinction in these areas.

What can you do to help?

• Recycle Your Old Cell Phone! The US is home to more then 150 million cell phone us-ers (and growing fast). More then 100 million cell phones are thrown away, or stuffed in a drawer, each year. If fewer new phones need to be produced, there will be less impact on gorilla's habitat.

• Turn in your old cell phones to INCOR and we will recycle them with a company that will pay us for them. You’ll be helping the environment and supporting INCOR’s ser-vices to the disabled.

• Place your old cell phones in the specially marked box in INCOR's East Entrance Lobby.

GoodSearch is the search engine with a unique social mission. It’s powered by Yahoo, so you get the same great search results. They donate 50% of their advertising revenue to the nonprofits selected by users of the search engine. Now you can make a difference simply by changing the way you search the Internet!

Just go to www.goodsearch.com download their toolbar and enter “Sheltered Work” as the organization you want to support and click on “Verify”. Those two words are all you need – the GoodSearch server will recognize it as INCOR and the next time you search from the GoodSearch toolbar,"Sheltered Work Activity Program - INCOR" will be automatically inserted as "Your Charity." Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! Please spread the word!

New Year-‘Round Fundraiser for Adult Day Services

Rada Mfg. Co., helps thousands of non-profits raise money every year for their work. Their catalog catalog is jam-packed with wonderful and useful kitchen knives, with in-credibly sharp blades that stay sharp for a long, long time. Other items in the catalog include: gift sets, quick mixes (dips, breads, and soups) cookbooks, stoneware and soy wax candles (in seasonal fragrances).

Too often fundraising gets a bad name because groups sell inferior products that are over-priced and not really wanted. You and your family and friends, however, will really appreciate buying useful Rada Cutlery products. Rada Mfg. Co., has been making kitchen knives and utensils for almost 60 years, and enjoy a reputation for top quality products, great prices and quick delivery.

You cannot purchase these products except from the manufacturer through organization fundraisers. All proceeds from the sale of Rada Cutlery products will be used for INCOR’s new Generations Adult Day Services. Feel free to pick up a catalog in the East Entrance Lobby to share with your family and friends. We will process orders any time the total of orders exceeds $20.00.

INCOR is collecting favorite recipes to be published in a beautiful spiral bound cookbook, "Sunday Dinner and Other Family Times". Each recipe selected will show the name of the contributor.

Please download, print and complete this form to send 3 or 4 of your favorite recipes as soon as possible. OR logon to our easy, online system. Enter the Web ID 26781-06VW (in the lower right hand corner - NO password required) and follow the online instructions.

We are accepting recipes, helpful hints/tips and craft ideas. If you want to tell us a little about your recipe, etc., be sure to include a brief note, such as: "a REAL family favorite at Christmas."

These personalized cookbooks will make great gifts! Your family and friends will especially enjoy having one. It will be a treasured keepsake for years to come. Reserve several copies NOW for your gift giving, Christmas 2007.

Send your completed recipe forms to

INCOR (attn. Linda)
PO Box 622
Muskogee, OK 74402