Here's a chance to recycle your old phones and do some good.

Martin Middle School and the non-profit Cell Phones for Soldiers are collecting gently-used cellphones.

The donated phones will be sent to Michigan-based ReCellular for recycling. For every donated phone valued at $5, Cell Phones for Soldiers provides 2 1/2 hours of talk time to deployed soldiers on pre-paid international calling cards.

The charity has donated more than 114 million minutes of free talk time since it was started 2004.

Phones can be dropped off through March 9 at the Martin Middle School front office, 1701 Ridge Road, Raleigh.

Here's an opportunity to do a good deed and get a good deal at the same time.

All this month, Lynn's and Daphne's Hallmark stores in the Triangle are collecting donations to send recordable storybooks to soldiers serving in Afghanistan who won't be home to celebrate the holidays with their kids.