Missouri Botanical Garden Comes to Life with Cell Phone Audio Tour

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“Providing a cell phone tour gives the Missouri Botanical Garden the opportunity to reach out to the public in new and interesting ways,” said Jennifer Wolff, Manager of Interpretation.The cell phone tour is being very well received and we’re happy to offer an enhanced experience to our visitors.” “The Missouri Botanical Garden is a beautiful and historic garden, and offers a vast richness of educational experiences,” stated David Asheim, President and Founder of Guide by Cell Inc. “We are so pleased that the Missouri Botanical Garden is using our technology to help fulfill their goal of educating visitors and entertaining them through the garden’s beauty.” About Guide by Cell Guide by Cell is the official provider of mobile solutions to over 500 nonprofit organizations, including several botanical gardens, national and state parks, aquariums and zoos, libraries, universities, and art and history museums.The company has recently launched a new division called Give by Cell to provide nonprofits throughout the United States with the ability to raise donations through text messages sent by their visitors and patrons.### San Francisco, CA, June 25, 2009 --( PR.com )-- Guide by Cell, the nation’s leading mobile technology provider for nonprofit organizations, announced that its cell phone audio guide service is now being used as part of a self-guided walking tour at the Missouri Botanical Garden, a leading scientific research center about plants located in St. Louis.The tour gives visitors an opportunity to learn about horticulture and the significance of Henry Shaw, founder of the garden 150 years ago, through the use of a cell phone, bringing a unique experience to anyone visiting this National Historic Landmark.The audio tour is arranged in a sequence of historical events to provide visitors a perspective about the buildings which make the Garden unique.

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