AppleInsider Staff
In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes which have left more than 3,000 dead in Nepal, Apple has again begun soliciting donations for the American Red Cross through the iTunes Store.
By visiting a special iTunes page, customers can automatically donate to the Red Cross in denominations of $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, or $200. Apple will pass 100 percent of the proceeds through, though they will not share contributors' personal information.
According to the page, contributions "will enable the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to victims of all disasters."
A major earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, and powerful aftershocks have continued to rock the small nation. The earthquake leveled huge portions of Nepalese cities, reducing numerous ancient ruins to dust and triggering avalanches on Mt. Everest.
The latest reports from Kathmandu put the death toll at 3,617.
Apple began accepting donations through iTunes for the Haitian earthquake in 2010, then opened the system again after the Japanese tsunami in 2011, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.
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This is not the way I heard it. I heard Apple deliberately delayed their Red Cross donations in order to help the Nepal earthquake recovery...
This is not the way I heard it.
I heard Apple deliberately delayed their Red Cross donations in order to help the Nepal earthquake recovery...
Really? You felt that an article about an event in which thousands of people lost their lives was the place for you to act like a smug jerk?
Really? You felt that an article about an event in which thousands of people lost their lives was the place for you to act like a smug jerk?
Really? You think when a tragedy occurs its ok to put your head down and pretend the Red Cross is benevolent organization that helps people with the money it
stealsreceives?[quote name="BobJohnson" url="/t/185993/apple-restarts-itunes-red-cross-donations-to-benefit-nepal-earthquake-recovery/0_100#post_2716135"] Really? You felt that an article about an event in which thousands of people lost their lives was the place for you to act like a smug jerk? [/quote] I can see why you have the word Johnson as your name.
[quote name="pmz" url="/t/185993/apple-restarts-itunes-red-cross-donations-to-benefit-nepal-earthquake-recovery#post_2716141"] Really? You think when a tragedy occurs its ok to put your head down and pretend the Red Cross is benevolent organization that helps people with the money it [S]steals[/S] receives? [/quote] So in your opinion Apple should not be soliciting for them nor even cooperating with their fundraising in the first place? If not is there a better way for readers here to help out if they desire to? TBH this thread isn't really one that should be about Apple anyway, so yeah smug comments about them aren't really appropriate IMHO tho I don't think GTR really meant anything by it. It's just his style. IMO the goal should be help for those in Nepal so whatever gets us there.