Amazon decides to help Italy and the emergency it is facing against Coronavirus. In this case has allocated 3.5 million euros today. A figure that includes a donation of2.5 million euros to the Italian Civil Protection which will allow to consider a further contribution to the incredible commitment in the fight against Coronavirus and a donation of€ 1 million to support the efforts of the many non-profit organizations but also of the entities operating in the territories and communities where Amazon employees live and work and with whom the company has been working for some time.
Amazon: the words following the donation
We believe that our role in providing customer and community service is crucial right now. In addition to ensuring that Italian customers can get the products they need most, protecting the safety of our employees and partners, we want to offer an additional contribution to the fight against Coronavirus, he claims Mariangela Marseglia, VP and Country Manager of Amazon.it and Amazon.es. It is important at this time to be united and alongside organizations like Civil Protection and the governments of European countries and around the world to support their efforts in this emergency. We are working to implement further initiatives to support Italian citizens, communities and small and medium-sized enterprises and we are confident that we will overcome this difficult moment together.
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Amazon has also decided to put the "button to donate" in its home on the official portal. On the site you can find it on THIS PAGE and of course you can donate what you want. Not only site since Amazon also Alexa. In this case, in fact, it is possible to rely on a skill of Jeff Bezos' voice assistant to simplify the donations of all customers who wish to contribute to the Civil Protection by asking the Echo device with Alexa directly. For users, just say "Alexa, I want to make a donation for the Coronavirus"and the system will channel the donation to the Civil Protection through the user's account. The donation will also take place directly with Amazon Pay without necessarily having to make purchases.
Recall that Amazon has also given shipping priority to certain product categories, which you find below.