Dyscern LLC to Donate 10% of All Sales to Hurricane Katrina Relief
September 07, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Dyscern LLC (http://www.dyscern.com/), a Virginia-based eCommerce company, will donate 10% of the proceeds from each of its auctions on eBay to Mercy Corps Hurricane Katrina Fund, in an effort to do its part to raise money for Hurricane Relief.All Dyscern auctions closing from Monday, September 5 - Saturday, September 10 on eBay will be part of the relief effort. These auctions include dozens of iPods, RIM Blackberry handheld units, PDAs and Smartphones. More than 250 items will be sold with 10% going to Hurricane Relief.
"This is an unprecedented tragedy, and it is important for all of us to do our part," said Jennifer L. Canty, president, Dyscern. "We are pleased to be able to donate a portion of all our sales to Mercy Corps Hurricane Katrina Fund."
Dyscern's items will be available at http://stores.ebay.com/dyscern/
About Dyscern
Dyscern LLC, founded in 2003, is a Virginia-based eCommerce company with employees in Sterling, Virginia and Jackson, Michigan. Dyscern focuses on recovering customer returns, distressed and overstock merchandise for resale on the Internet. Dyscern primarily focuses on handheld computers, PDA phones, digital cameras and MP3 players.
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps alleviates suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. Currently responding to Hurricane Katrina, Mercy Corps works in some of the worlds most difficult places, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided over $830 million in assistance to people in 80 nations. More than 91% of the agency's resources are allocated to programs that directly assist those in need.
About eBay
eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY; http://www.ebay.com/) is The World's Online Marketplace®. Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful platform for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items across thousands of categories for sale on eBay. eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with customized sites in markets around the world. Through an array of services, such as its payment solution provider PayPal, eBay is enabling global e-commerce for an ever growing online community.
Contact: Jennifer L. Canty, Dyscern, jennifer@dyscern.com, +1 703 421 0222