When I heard about what happened in Haiti last week, I was shocked. Once again, this already afflicted population had to experience yet another tragedy.
While I was wondering how I could help, Justin Williams at Second Gear Software tweeted about bringing Mac/iPhone together to gather funds for Haiti: Indie+Relief.
More than 150 indie developers participated and while at this time no official numbers were given, it seems that the operation has been a success!
Update: Indie+Relief raises $143,872 for Haiti.
We offered to give away 100% of the total price for Warships and Currencies. That meant that we’d also give the 30% share that Apple keeps from every sale. However, sales we a little disappointing: both apps sold for a total of $144 so we boosted the amount to $400! We decided to give this sum to CECI, a local Montreal organization.
I feel that we’re very fortunate to live where we do and that more than often we take our comfort for granted. I also decided to give more because my brother, who is an helicopter pilot in the Canadian Army, will be sent to Haiti in the next couple of days to help. He’ll be there for 2 months. Giving a little more was the least I could do.
If you haven’t bought any of the apps yesterday, you can still donate to your organization of choice. Here’s a few:
Be social.
You can’t always believe what you hear about French Canadians. We are a friendly bunch and we’d love it if you’d say hello.