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Intel Partners with Amazon and Wheezy Waiter to Help Schools Across America
Wheezy Waiter (aka video content creator Craig Benzine), one of the most popular video creators on YouTube, created a humorous video that is currently posted to the Amazon.com/Intel PC Store page. If the video secures 200,000 views by Wed., Sept. 14, Intel will donate $25k to DonorsChose.org to help bring technology into classrooms across the country.
Oprah named DonorsChoose.org one of her Ultimate Favorite Things of 2010. Intel isn’t giving out DonorsChoose.org gift cards like Oprah did to audience members last year, but starting Sept. 15, and once the video receives 200,000 views, Intel will make the $25k donation to DonorsChoose.org as part of a campaign called Double Your Impact. This means that whenever a donor finds a tech-related project on the site, their donation will be matched by Intel (up to $500 per project and $25k total).
So, do you have five minutes? Do you want to help support schools across America? Watch the new video with Wheezy Waiter posted to the Amazon.com/Intel PC Store page, check out some of the latest laptops powered by 2nd generation Intel Core processors, and help us donate $25k to DonorsChoose.org.
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Jessica-
I wonder if you happen to have any details about how Intel has helped in Haiti. I am wondering about their corporate giving and if they have any current projects going on there. Thanks for sharing if you have it! Would LOVE to get something like this DonorsChoose project going for our libraries in Haiti!! That would be amazing!!
Love your blog!
Dana
Hi Dana,
Thanks so much for reading my blog post and leaving a comment — I appreciate it and am so glad you enjoyed the read. I found a couple of Intel resources that you might find helpful…
Intel Around the World – Explore the map to learn how Intel makes a difference in lives all over the world: http://www.intel.com/about/map/index.htm
Intel’s Approach to Disaster Relief, an article with mention of the initial response from Intel Corp. and Intel Foundation following the devastating earthquake in Haiti in Jan. 2010: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/citizenship/citizenship-disaster-relief-article.html
Hey guys, I can’t find the video! The link takes me to the store page, where some videos exist, but none of them have Weezy. HELP
Gino,
The new Intel & Wheezy Waiter video should appear at the top of the Amazon.com/Intel PC Store page — There is a “Give Students Hope” message that appears in the video player. If it’s not showing up for you when you visit http://www.amazon.com/Intel, you can follow the link below which shows the Competition video and viewer comments: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m1CFFEHW4E0X6A/ref=ent_fb_link?pf_rd_p=1315865422&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=565122&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0SQ6NGCX5D0P5XRJFVTN
Let me know if that helps.