NEWS - Friday, September 14, 2001
Microsoft Donates $10 Million
Microsoft is donating 10 million dollars (5 million in cash and 5 million in software) to help people involved in the recent tragedy. The company wants the donation to be used by the United Ways of New York’s crisis fund. MS is also encouraging their 44.000 employees to make a personal donation. Assistance in reestablishing damaged, destroyed and affected computer networks are also being organized.
You too can help:· To donate blood, call the Red Cross at 1-800-Give-Life or America’s Blood Centers at 1-888-Blood-88 to schedule an appointment. To find your local American Red Cross, click here.
· To donate money to the Red Cross for assisting victims of the attacks, call 1-800-Help-Now.
· To donate to the United Way fund to help the victims of Tuesday’s attacks and their families, call (212) 251-4035 or click here.
· Find a wide range of information and phone numbers at First, the official US government Web site.
· To make donations to the Salvation Army for helping the victims, call 1-800-Sal-Army.
· Mercy Corps is providing trauma counseling and scholarship funds for children who have lost parents.
· To provide tips and information to the FBI about these attacks, visit http://www.ifccfbi.gov.
Source: http://pc.ign.com
