Blackberry Lover & Addicts often use their devices for so many things from texts to listening to live streaming radio. I decided to change my article submission today and write these few words. Use your texting capability on your Blackberry and send a donation to Haiti. Earnestly Speaking not much more needs to be said…
$2 Million in Donations for Haiti, via Text Message
By JENNA WORTHAMUpdate | 12:48 a.m. The organizers of the mobile donations said on Twitter Thursday night that over $2 million had been raised.
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, thousands of Americans are sending financial support — through their mobile phones.
Anyone with a mobile phone and an account with a major wireless carrier can text the phrase “Haiti” to the number 90999 and donate $10 to the Red Cross. That amount is charged to the donor’s cellphone bill.
The texted donations are being handled by a company called mGive, which started the campaign in a joint effort with the State Department and the Red Cross late Tuesday night. Thanks to a mention on the White House’s blog and lots of word of mouth on Twitter and Facebook, the campaign had raised well over a million dollars by Tuesday evening, mGive said…
In another campaign that Twitter users are publicizing widely, the Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean is urging people to donate $5 to his charity organization by texting “YELE” to 501501.
via New York Times
Ernestine
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2 comments
Loria says:
January 14, 2010 at 2:19 PM (UTC -6 )
Love it! I’ll definitely spread the word!
Get Backlinks says:
January 21, 2010 at 10:55 PM (UTC -6 )
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