American Red Cross and Clearwave Mobile Bring Disaster Response to Users' Fingertip
Online, February 18, 2010 (Newswire.com) - New Haiti iPhone App Makes It Easy to Stay Informed and Help
American Red Cross and Clearwave Mobile Bring Disaster Response to Users' Fingertips
February 15, 2010, Burlingame, Calif. - More than 2.5 million people have texted $10 donations to the American Red Cross since the devastating Haiti earthquake on January 12. As the American Red Cross transitions from immediate response to a long-term recovery strategy in Haiti, the organization is making it easy for iPhone users to stay up-to-date and help.
"The outpouring of support through our texting program is astounding and we are so grateful," says Peggy Dyer, Chief Marketing Officer at the American Red Cross. "This application builds on that momentum, giving iPhone users a whole new way to stay connected to the Red Cross."
The official Red Cross Haiti Relief iPhone application is available now for free in the iPhone App Store. Users can follow American Red Cross response and recovery efforts through a real-time newsfeed; connect to popular American Red Cross social media channels, including Facebook and Twitter; and help save lives by donating via text, phone or Web.
"We are so proud to partner with the American Red Cross on this application," says Clearwave Mobile President Jess Taylor. "This is technology at its best, making an immediate and clear difference in millions of people's lives."
ABOUT CLEARWAVE MOBILE
Clearwave Mobile designs, develops and deploys leading-edge mobile applications like Haiti Relief from the American Red Cross to enhance, and sometimes revolutionize, the way people use mobile devices. For more information, visit http://www.clearwavemobile.com.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and counsels victims of disasters; provides nearly half of the nation's blood supply; teaches lifesaving skills; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization - not a government agency - and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its humanitarian mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at www.redcrosschat.org.
Contact:
Jess Taylor
Clearwave Mobile
800-281-9815Ext 701
Jess@clearwavemobile.com