Apple Pay to Support U.S. National Park Foundation This Week

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced it will donate $10 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made in the U.S. using Apple Pay on Apple.com, in the Apple Store app, or at an Apple Store, up to a maximum of $1 million.

Apple has supported the National Park Foundation with this annual charitable initiative since 2017. This year, the program runs from today through August 27.

Apple celebrates U.S. national parks every August with special content across Apple Maps, Apple Podcasts, and other apps. In addition, on August 26, Apple Watch users can unlock a special national parks award in the Fitness app by recording a workout of 20 minutes or more with any app that adds workouts to the Health app.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is a national parks enthusiast. Last year, he said the parks provide a "sense of awe, tranquility, and quiet reverence only nature can inspire," and emphasized that they are "well worth protecting, today and for every generation to come."

Article Link: Apple Pay to Support U.S. National Park Foundation This Week

 

[hacky]

Nice! Apple supporting National Park Foundation is a great thing. Hopefully it will reach its maximum of $1M.

 

[macsplusmacs]

I'd Apple Pay any buffalo that agreed to head-butt one of these jerk "influencers" that get too close to them.

 

[George Bailey]

So basically Apple is donating $1M to National Park Foundation. That's great, of course, but isn't this just a clever way to spin it?

 

[sw1tcher]

Apple today announced it will donate $10 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made in the U.S. using Apple Pay on Apple.com, in the Apple Store app, or at an Apple Store, up to a maximum of $1 million.

So if I buy a $10 Apple Gift Card, Apple will donate $10 to the National Park Foundation?

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And if I do that 100x Apple will donate $1,000 to the National Park Foundation?

 

[toobravetosave]

And for every purchase you dont make with apple card we chop down a tree
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[bankshot]

So if I buy a $10 Apple Gift Card, Apple will donate $10 to the National Park Foundation?

🤔

And if I do that 100x Apple will donate $1,000 to the National Park Foundation?

Not really, no. Apple will undoubtedly have more than 100,000 Apple Pay transactions this week in the course of doing normal business, so they'll hit the $1 million cap regardless of what any individual customer does. This is just a way to trick a few into buying more than they otherwise would have, while making a $1 million donation (which is a good thing).

If it were uncapped, that would be a different story, and I'd be way more impressed.

 

[Sorinut]

Realistically, we need to spending vastly more on our interior; parks, roads, bridges, power transmission, etc. I donate the National Parks yearly because I spend 99.99% of my vacations in national parks, so I'm happy to see this. Anything that supports the parks system, directly, is good in my book!

Currently planning a flight to Seattle in October to spend three weeks in Olympic.

 

[fatTribble]

No need to spin this; it’s just a good thing 🥰

 

[_Spinn_]

Cool promo. I love using Apple Pay.

 

[scheinderrob]

nice of apple to use some of the money they steal from developers for a good cause

 

[mrr]

I love our National Parks. I am glad to see some of my money go to a great cause.