Again you are twisting my words. Apple’s ceo is tweeting (bragging and misusing this disaster for his own goal) without mentioning how much he’s donating.
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Apple to Donate Towards Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts, Tim Cook Says
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Dead wrong. It's a great way to motivate millions of Apple followers to follow in Apple's footsteps and make donations of their own.
Try not to be so cynical about Apple's motivations. It smells like projection.
Nope. He's motivating people to act similarly. Apple doesn't need to brag. You may not know they're one of the most successful tech companies in the world.
Try not to be so cynical. Many people and companies like to help others who are in need during desperate times. Have you ever personally donated money to those suffering a disaster?
Apple has disclosed natural disaster relief effort donation amounts several times in the past. Of course, nothing anywhere close to the "hundreds of millions" you were suggesting.
Some examples:
When they’re one , as you’re saying, of the most successful companies in the world it’s very laughable they’re only donating 1 million dollars for help.
The tweet from Timmy is headline in all news articles and for 1 million dollars he’s grabbing headlines everywhere. It’s cheap advertisement.
Only one million dollars by a company whose got billions and billions on the bank.
Yes $1M to the Red Cross. You may not know there are many other organizations providing relief.
Will you be donating?
Why do you call him Timmy? He goes by Tim. I get that you think it's a slam on him.
Thanx for the heads-up...
I now remember making fun of peoples' names when I was in grade school. But that was a loooong time ago.
I think the damage is so widespread and transportation links so disrupted that it must be hard moving aid in. I don't envy FEMA - with catastrophic damage across so many states where does one even begin?
Appalachia has struggled economically for some time. This must be a gut punch for those affected.Perhaps Apple can put up a link on the app store to donate to Red Cross, if this hasn't been done already? (I am using UK app store so can't see the US version).
In case anybody is wondering how to donate to the American Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/
Everything helps, but I really think they, and anyone should just give quietly. No need to shout it from the mountain top how much you are giving. I memory serves me right, Steve Jobs never said anything about charitable donations that were made. Some thought they never donated, other thought opposite. I have no answer to what, but I could very well see quiet donations made purely to help with no need for recognition A million dollars is nothing to a company Apples size, but it is a sizeable donation to the rest of the world none the less. With all that damage though it is a mere drop in the bucket.
Also, not to get picky, but might be good to look for other charities than Red Cross - they are very administrative heavy and have been known to do shenanigans like driving around empty trucks during hurricane Sandy relief to make it look good. Not the worst but not the best
Awaiting your "LOL" in case you are glad to profit from such relief efforts one possible day.
Apple does it - a simple Thank You would do it. "Do good and make it known" is not really reprehensible.
PR included.
You know this is a tweet from 2018, right? Different hurricane? If you have evidence that they are donating "only one million dollars," perhaps that would be more relevant.
For those claiming this is just PR, a reminder that Cook was born in Alabama, got his undergrad degree at Auburn and his MBA at Duke, in North Carolina. He was born and raised in the South, and I have a feeling that if you can put aside your reflexive hate or distrust of him, expressed as mockery and minimizing in the MR forums, you can hopefully see that he honestly is concerned with the people who have been impacted by this devastating storm. He is one of them. If your personal animosity toward Cook prevents you from doing even that, then that's just sad.
Because it's his job to decide such things. Some people are never satisfied.
A quick search results show cnet has a nice list, donated to several different charities so it’s distributed in different ways.
Help Hurricane Helene Survivors and Impacted Communities: Donations, Relief Efforts and More
Western North Carolina, and parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee have been devastated by Hurricane Helene. Here's how you can help.
www.cnet.com
Samaritans purse already there
Samaritan’s Purse
After sharing the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus said “Go and do likewise.” That is the mission of Samaritan's Purse—to follow the example of Christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the Gospel.
www.samaritanspurse.org
Home - Mercury One
Mercury One is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to the restoration of the human spirit. Founded in 2011 by Glenn Beck.
mercuryone.org
United Way
United Way Worldwide Establishes Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund to Provide Urgent Support to Impacted Communities | United Way Worldwide
United Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community.
I'm guessing by the comments that everyone here is ready to donate and say how much compared to their earnings. Should be fun to see.
I contributed five pairs of low mileage used shoes via our local running shop that helps out. Shoes are far more important than people realize during flooding disasters. I'm retired and earn dividends from Apple and 401k money.
I contributed five pairs of low mileage used shoes via our local running shop that helps out. Shoes are far more important than people realize during flooding disasters. I'm retired and earn dividends from Apple and 401k money.
I'm not dissatisfied in any way just pointing out that tweeting to millions is hardly going about your business quietly.
It's nice to see Apple is doing some good with that cash rather than just sitting on it.
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Maybe people should open their wallets out instead of big talk