Send money to the Red Cross for Haiti via a text message on your mobile phone!
According to this NY Times article over $2 million has been donated to the Red Cross to help with the disaster in Haiti by people sending a text message.
The article states:
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.
“Today is a huge day for mobile giving,” said Tony Aiello, chief executive of mGive. “We are experiencing a tipping point.”
I share this article for two reasons, 1) To let you know that you can donate to the Red Cross to help the people of Haiti via your cell phone, and 2) To highlight what a great use of mobile phones and text messaging this is.
Another organization to donate to, that is already on the ground helping in Haiti, is Samaritan's Purse.
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