Haiti SMS Donation Program Raises $11 Million in the US
Posted by Sree Pillai on January 17th, 2010 under category General
Topics: Donation, Haiti
Mobile phone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haiti Earthquake Relief through SMS donaiton. The Mobile Giving Foundation says it is a “mobile-giving record” for funds raised for a single cause. The foundation was receiving up to 10,000 text messages per second. The foundation said more than $11 million has been donated through various text message donation programs, reports Reuters.
Cellphone users in the US can donate $5 to Haiti-born hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund by texting the word “Yele” to 501501. The can donate $10 to the American Red Cross, by texting the word “Haiti” to 90999. The donation is charged to a user’s cellphone bill.
The American Red Cross said it has received more than $9 million in donations from more than 900,000 mobile phone users. Yele Haiti fund had raised $2 million via text messages.
Mobile providers have waived fees for customers wishing to send mobile donations. There are no text messaging fees and 100 percent of the $10 donation goes to the American Red Cross.
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Millions have lost everything in the quake – homes, food, jobs! For the next 12 months, the World Food Programme says 2 million people will need critical food assistance! If you want to help and learn more about the crisis response, go to: http://wfp.org/crisis/haiti> or you can text FRIENDS to 90999 to make a $5 donation.
The aftermath of the quake and human suffering are devastating! Millions have lost everything – homes, food, jobs! For the next 12 months, the World Food Programme says 2 million people will need critical food assistance! If you want to help and learn more about the crisis response, go to: http://wfp.org/crisis/haiti> or you can text FRIENDS to 90999 to make a $5 donation.