Apple opens iTunes donations for Hurricane Harvey relief
After Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas on Friday, and continues to roll over the Gulf Coast as a tropical storm, Apple this weekend reactivated iTunes donations to support American Red Cross relief efforts in the area.
As its has done in the past, Apple on Saturday posted prominent American Red Cross links to its official website and iTunes Store landing page, this time calling on consumers to assist those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. A dedicated website allows users to quickly contribute $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 or $200 toward ongoing relief efforts.
The company routinely facilitates donations for natural disasters through its digital storefront.
Customers who donate through iTunes will see 100 percent of proceeds go directly to Red Cross. The organization is unable to further acknowledge donations as Apple does not share personal user information with outside entities.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was in Austin on Friday to promote an expansion of the company's "App Development with Swift" program, tweeted a message of support to followers in Texas. He later tweeted out a link to Apple's donation webpage.
"Prayers for Texas and all those affected by #HurricaneHarvey. Join us in the relief effort by donating: http://apple.co/2xmVm50," he said
Harvey made landfall on Friday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane near the town of Rockport, Tex., reports CNN. At least two deaths have been reported, along with massive damage to houses, businesses and other buildings across large swaths of the state.
On Saturday, Harvey subsided to a tropical storm, though residents now face flooding from continued downpours and sea water pushed ashore during the maelstrom's early stages.
As its has done in the past, Apple on Saturday posted prominent American Red Cross links to its official website and iTunes Store landing page, this time calling on consumers to assist those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. A dedicated website allows users to quickly contribute $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 or $200 toward ongoing relief efforts.
The company routinely facilitates donations for natural disasters through its digital storefront.
Customers who donate through iTunes will see 100 percent of proceeds go directly to Red Cross. The organization is unable to further acknowledge donations as Apple does not share personal user information with outside entities.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was in Austin on Friday to promote an expansion of the company's "App Development with Swift" program, tweeted a message of support to followers in Texas. He later tweeted out a link to Apple's donation webpage.
"Prayers for Texas and all those affected by #HurricaneHarvey. Join us in the relief effort by donating: http://apple.co/2xmVm50," he said
Harvey made landfall on Friday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane near the town of Rockport, Tex., reports CNN. At least two deaths have been reported, along with massive damage to houses, businesses and other buildings across large swaths of the state.
On Saturday, Harvey subsided to a tropical storm, though residents now face flooding from continued downpours and sea water pushed ashore during the maelstrom's early stages.
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2) I like the idea of them matching donations. I wonder how the average stockholder would feel about that. I've never donated through iTunes but if Apple was matching amounts I'd definitely be inclined to go through them.
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/482020436/senators-report-finds-fundamental-concerns-about-red-cross-finances
PS. Techie boyz do not help anyone because they are self-described "libertarians," so the likelihood of the original poster or subsequent ones to actually donate something is very, very low.
I think whatever an employee donates, Apple will match it and I think the upper limit is quite high ($10,000 per employee/year?). If Apple higher management were to donate healthy sums, it would quickly be doubled.
Got any practical suggestions for an alternative organization that does what RC does? 'Cause I sure haven't seen anything constructive mentioned yet.
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3277
And your PS is a sweeping generalization. Given "techie" companies like Apple, Facebook, Google, etc., I'd say they lean politically liberal more than libertarian or conservative. Even if they were all libertarians, why suggest they're non-charitable? Most would believe in voluntary charity vice government 'charity'.
Just a set of smears from an overpaid, underworked bunch of useless windbags.
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/disaster/hurricane-harvey/
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3277
They aren't the best at properly distributing the donations they receive, but better than most and a solid default in a pinch if you want to help out. They are an extremely transparent organization at the very least. I'm closing this thread before it gets stupid.