OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- In the wake of this morning's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the Republic of Chile, Sprint (NYSE:S) announced that customers on Sprint, Nextel, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA will be able to support the earthquake relief efforts conducted by Convoy of Hope, Friends of the World Program, Habitat for Humanity, Operation USA, the Salvation Army and World Vision by making a donation via a text message on their mobile phone.
Sprint is waiving text-messaging fees for Sprint, Nextel, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA customers who send mobile donations to short codes associated with organizations participating in the relief and recovery efforts in support of this tragedy. Mobile-phone texts sent to or from the following short codes will not be charged standard text-messaging fees. The codes are:
* Text "4CHILE" to 50555 to donate $10 on behalf of Convoy of Hope;
* Text "CHILE" to 50555 to donate $10 on behalf of the Friends of the World Program;
* Text "CHILE" to 25383 to donate $10 on behalf of Habitat for Humanity;
* Text "REBUILD" to 50555 to donate $10 on behalf of Operation USA;
* Text "CHILE" to 52000 to donate $10 on behalf of the Salvation Army; and
* Text "CHILE" to 20222 to donate $10 on behalf of World Vision.
"Our hearts go out to those impacted by the earthquake today," said Ralph Reid, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility for Sprint. "We hope by supporting these mobile giving efforts, our customers will be able to easily donate to support charitable relief efforts across the areas in Chile most impacted by this tragic event."
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