(AP) - Businesses and other groups across the U.S. are committing millions of dollars and giving supplies and other aid to relief efforts for victims of Tuesday's earthquake off the coast of Haiti.
Amazon.com has added a box on its home page that customers can click to donate to the Haiti relief efforts of Mercy Corps, and anyone with a cell phone can donate $10 to the American Red Cross by sending a text message with the word "HAITI" to 90999.
Bank of America Corp. will give $1 million and the Walmart Foundation $600,000 to help victims of the earthquake that hit Haiti Tuesday, American Airlines is flying in relief supplies and grocers and other companies are donating funds and products.
Coca-Cola Co.'s charitable arm is donating $1 million to American Red Cross efforts in Haiti.
The UPS Foundation is giving $500,000 in cash and up to $500,000 in shipping services to the effort, split among various relief organizations.
Other pledges include $100,000 each from Publix Super Markets Charities, Wells Fargo & Co., TD Bank Financial Group and the charitable arm of auto maker General Motors among others.
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