Friday, November 22, 2013

Amazon Support for Disaster Relief Programs

Amazon Support for Disaster Relief Programs 

In times of disaster, Amazon has dedicated homepage placement and donated use of our payments technology to the American Red Cross and Mercy Corps. Amazon customers have contributed more than $35 million to global relief programs since 2001. Thank you for your support. 


2001: $6.9 million contributed for 9/11 relief in the U.S.
2004: $15.7 million contributed for tsunami relief in South and Southeast Asia
2005: $12.4 million contributed for Hurricane Katrina relief in the U.S.
2008: $180,000 contributed for Cyclone Nargis relief in Myanmar and earthquake relief in China
2010: More than $750,000 contributed for earthquake relief in Haiti
2011: More than $1.8 million contributed for earthquake and tsunami relief in Japan. (Read the Red Cross's thank you letter to Amazon.co.jp customers.)
2012: More than $430,000 contributed for Hurricane Sandy Relief in the U.S.

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