Help with the Orbitz earthquake-relief donation match

The Orbitz donation match is now closed. If you’d still like to help Nepal, donations can always be made directly to the Save the Children organization. Thank you to everyone who helped us raise close to $80,000—with the Orbitz match, that equates to $160,000 in aid for the children of Nepal.

Children waiting for water at Tundhikhel on April 27

As reported, a massive 7.8 earthquake has rocked the fragile nation of Nepal, leaving much of Kathmandu in rubble and shattering hundreds of thousands of lives.

Orbitz Worldwide is stepping up to help, and we are asking our employees and customers to join us.

Nepal holds a special place for Orbitz Worldwide, sending thousands of travelers to the nation each year to experience its beauty, wonder and welcoming people. As a company, we have also supported the children of Nepal, such as sending several shipments of refurbished laptop computers to rural schools that gave students access to computers for the first time.

But right now, the people of Nepal need our financial support. The company has pledged a dollar-for-dollar match up to a total of $100,000, to essentially double the contributions our employees and customers make to Save the Children by Wednesday, May 6, 2015. All donations are tax deductible under applicable law.

Save the Children is an internationally-recognized humanitarian organization with a history of working in Nepal dating back to 1976. After disasters, the best way to help is to donate money to effective and efficient charities that have an established presence on the ground. Charity Navigator, a leading resource for evaluating the work of nonprofits, identified Save the Children as one such highly-ranked organization, bestowing a 4-star rating for its effectiveness and management of funds. With our partnership, Save the Children is responding to urgent needs in the hardest-hit areas, and our gifts will deliver the lifesaving relief and resources families need to recover in the days ahead. And your donation — no matter the size — will have double the impact with the matching gift from Orbitz Worldwide. Please click here to support this effort.

We hope you will join us by giving whatever amount you feel is appropriate, knowing it will have twice the impact with a match from Orbitz. Please act today. Thank you for your generosity and support.