Rogers Communications and the Rogers family together announce they will donate $250,000 to relief efforts in Haiti Rogers will also enable customers to support relief efforts through a text-to-donate campaign

Toronto, Jan.13, 2010- Rogers Communications Inc. today announced it has launched a mobile giving campaign to enable its customers to donate funds to help the relief efforts in Haiti in the wake of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010, which has left many parts of the country devastated.

Rogers Wireless and Fido customers are encouraged to help those in Haiti by donating to Partners In Health: Haiti and other Haitian relief organizations. By sending the text message "HELP" to shortcode 1291 beginning today (1), customers can donate $5.00 CDN to the Haitian relief efforts. Rogers is working with The ONEXONE Foundation to facilitate 100 per cent of donations in funds and goods to Partners In Health: Haiti and other Haitian relief organizations.

In conjunction with the text-to-donate campaign and on behalf of its more than 10 million customers across the country, Rogers Communications and The Rogers family together will donate $250,000 in funds and goods to Partners In Health: Haiti and other relief organizations in Haiti.

"We at Rogers extend our deepest sympathies to everyone affected by the earthquake in Haiti, and to Canadians who are concerned for their loved ones back home," said Edward Rogers, Deputy Chairman, Rogers Communications. "In support of Partners in Health and other relief organizations in Haiti, we encourage our customers to aid relief efforts via our text-to-donate campaign."

For more information, please visit www.rogers.com. For details on Partners In Health, please visit www.pih.org.

 

Haiti Quake Relief Efforts and Contactss

In the wake of disaster, Canada has joined the international community to undertake a massive humanitarian effort to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Canada has pledged millions in humanitarian aid and will deploy its Disaster Assistance Response Team to the nation after a massive 7.0-magnitude quake that left scores of people dead or unaccounted for, and the Haitian capital in ruins.

The following is a list of aid organizations currently accepting cash donations for relief efforts in Haiti:

ONEXONE Foundation – Rogers and Fido customers
Text "HELP" or "Donate" to 1291. Reply to confirmation request with 'yes.'  You will receive a thank you message that confirms the donation and $5 will be added to your next Wireless invoice.

Rogers will forward 100 per cent of the SMS revenues to OneXOne. In addition, Rogers Communications and the Rogers family will donate $250,000 in funds and goods to Partners In Health: Haiti and other relief organizations in the country.
 
Canadian Red Cross – 1-800-418-1111

UNICEF Canada – 1-800-567-4483

Salvation Army in Canada – 1-800-725-2769

World Vision – 1-866-595-5550

 

Contacting family members and friends

Canadians with loved ones in Haiti can call the Foreign Affairs Emergency Operations Centre in Ottawa at 1-800-387-3124, or inquire by email at sos@international.gc.ca.