In the wake of Pakistan’s flooding disaster, Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised that the company will donate to flood relief and recovery efforts in Pakistan. The country was recently hit by severe glacial melt together with heavy monsoon rains that caused deadly floods. Per NBC News, a third of Pakistan was underwater with more […]
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Apple has begun a campaign through its App Store in collaboration with the Red Cross allowing users to donate to relief efforts for the fires in Australia. The company has foregone its usual 30 percent App Store tax, and is channeling 100 percent of the proceeds to the Red Cross. Customers can donate US$5-US$200 to […]
You can now use the iTunes Store and App Store to donate to the flooding victims of Kerala, India. The programs now feature donation banners, which allow donations in $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, and $200 increments. The full amount will be sent to Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian aid group.
Following Hurricane Harvey’s arrival into Texas on Friday, Apple this weekend reactivated iTunes donations to support American Red Cross relief efforts in the area. On Saturday, Apple posted prominent American Red Cross donation links to its official website and the iTunes Store landing page. The system allows users to quickly contribute $5, $10, $25, $50, […]
If you’re looking to help out with the Canadian fire effort, you can now do it through iTunes. Customers shopping on Apple’s Canadian iTunes storefront can now donate to relief for victims of the forest fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, which have burned for several days and forced the evacuation of over 100,000 people, destroying […]