BASKING RIDGE, N.J.,
April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Verizon is calling on its employees and customers to join
in assisting the victims of a devastating earthquake that struck
Nepal and the surrounding region
on April 25.
From now until May 10, the Verizon
Foundation will match Verizon employees' donations of $25 or more, up to $1,000 per employee, to the American Red Cross
and World Vision to support relief efforts.
Verizon will also waive charges for long-distance calls and text
messages from the U.S. to Nepalese numbers from April 25 through May 31 to support its customers
who are trying to communicate with their families and friends in
Nepal. If fees were charged,
credits will be issued in a future bill statement.
Residential Verizon Long Distance and FiOS Digital Voice
customers can directly call Nepal
at no charge from April 25 through May
31.
All Verizon Wireless postpaid customers will be able to make
free calls and send free text and multimedia messages from the US
to Nepalese numbers. Postpaid customers are those who receive a
monthly Verizon Wireless bill. In addition, Verizon Wireless
will waive charges for calls, text messages or multimedia messages
(applicable taxes and surcharges will still apply) sent from
Nepalese numbers to Verizon Wireless postpaid customers located in
the U.S.
Verizon Wireless supports text-to-donate programs, allowing its
customers to make a $10 donation to
qualifying non-profit organizations including:
- World Vision by texting NEPAL
to 777444.
- The Red Cross by texting REDCROSS to 90999.
Text-messaging fees will be waived, and Verizon Wireless
postpaid customers will see their donations on their next regular
monthly bill. For customers using the company's prepaid services,
donations will be deducted from their prepaid balances.
"This is one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit
Nepal in recent memory, and the
need for support and relief is immediate and immense," said
Rose Stuckey Kirk, Verizon vice
president of global corporate social responsibility and president
of the Verizon Foundation. "With operations around the world,
Verizon and its employees have a history of running to crises such
as this one, and we're committed to helping citizens of
Nepal and the neighboring region
as they begin to recover and rebuild from this devastating natural
disaster."
About the Verizon Foundation
The Verizon Foundation is
focused on accelerating social change by using the company's
innovative technology to help solve pressing problems in education,
healthcare and energy management. Since 2000, the Verizon
Foundation has invested more than half a billion dollars to improve
the communities where Verizon employees work and
live. Verizon's employees are generous with their donations
and their time, having logged more than 7.6 million hours of
service supporting more than 28,000 organizations to make a
positive difference in their communities. For more
information about Verizon's philanthropic work,
visit www.verizon.com/about/responsibility; or for
regular updates, visit Facebook
(www.facebook.com/verizonfoundation) and Twitter
(www.twitter.com/verizongiving).
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