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Amazon axing charity program AmazonSmile in latest shutdown - (GeekWire File Photo)

Amazon said Wednesday it is ending AmazonSmile, the prog... - https://www.geekwire.com/2023/amazon-axing-charity-program-amazonsmile-in-latest-shutdown/ #amazonsmile #amazon

Jan 19, 2023 at 4:55amWeb
Show threadCardboard RobotJan 19, 2023

So wait, you’re telling me that all that high minded altruistim Amazon crowed about when instituting this program was just a bunch of corporate horseshit to help their stock price rise? That when the stock fell it turned out they could care less about the organizations to feed the hungry, to help abused women, to bolster rights, to save animals from suffering, to help the earth survive… Amazon would abandon all that just because the stock is down?

Ok, yeah, that sounds right.

Show threadCardboard RobotJan 19, 2023
Fixed it: “Donations from AmazonSmile support WILL NO LONGER Save the Children’s work here in the United States and around the world. WITHOUT funds from AmazonSmile donations, Save the Children can NO LONGER provide temporary learning centers for more than 3,500 children who are out of school amid conflict, deliver food for more than 14,000 children missing meals due to the pandemic, and equip 14 mobile health units, ensuring vital care to thousands more”
Show threadCardboard RobotJan 19, 2023
Fixed it: “The AmazonSmile program NO LONGER represents charitable giving at its best— NO LONGER an act of generosity woven into our daily lives. By NO LONGER meeting audiences where they are, the program NO LONGER generates crucial support for the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Finding cures and saving children. We WILL NO LONGER continue to receive donations from our Charity Lists.”
Show threadCardboard RobotJan 19, 2023
Doctors Without Borders:
Fixed it: “AmazonSmile donations NO LONGER WILL help our teams of over 63,000 staff save lives in more than 70 countries around the world every day by providing high-quality, free medical care to people caught up in disease outbreaks, armed conflicts, and natural disasters.”
Show threadCardboard RobotJan 19, 2023

@itnewsbot Amazon shuts off charity Smile donations:

Wounded Warriors, Amazon’s old PR release

Fixed it: “when you shop at smile.amazon.com, your purchases will NO LONGER support Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). WWP’s life-changing programs and services are transforming the way America’s injured veterans are empowered, employed, and engaged.”

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