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Salvation Army Now Accepting Donations Via Text

by Lee Bains on November 7, 2008 at 05:22 PM




Salvation Army officials in the Atlanta, Georgia area have introduced a donation-via-text drive, Textually.org reports.

By texting "TSA" to the number 90999, a donor gives $5 to the long-running charity, and the money will be charged to the donor's phone bill. Due to the economy, we can only assume that this holiday season, folks will be spending less time at the malls (where Salvation Army Santas most often set up shop), so it's good to know that donations can now be made from work, where we all need to be, anyway. And you can rest assured that the Salvation Army isn't trying to scam your hard-earned dollar in these tough times; they're just trying to provide for folks who are going through even tougher times.

We're just glad we don't have to fool with those Santas and their bells -- we always found them to be a little creepy, anyway. [From: Textually.org]

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