December 3, 2008

American Red Cross "Text 2HELP" campaign raised $190,000

americanredcross.jpg You read about text messaging campaign to raise money, but it's nice to get feedback, like here from the Red Cross, via MarketWatch.

The American Red Crosss, VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media, a division of VeriSign, Inc. and The Wireless Foundation announced today that U.S. wireless subscribers pledged more than $190,000 since September to help the victims of disasters like Hurricane Gustav and Ike through a unique Text 2HELP campaign.