Sitepoint is a site I visit fairly regularly to get some industry news etc. They are based in Melbourne, Australia and did a massive fundraiser in response to the tragic Victoria Bush fires which have ravaged 700+ home and killed up to 300 people.

The offer was to buy any 5 of their books for just $29.95 and ALL sale proceeds (i.e. not just profits) would go to the Red Cross Bushfire appeal. That is a massive saving for anyone interested in PHP, SQL, Javascript, AJAX etc. Their books are very informative and definitely some good reference material for people interested in web development.

I was really pleased to hear that they have smashed their original target of $50k and it is looking like they have raised in excess of $200k. That is a huge figure for a website to have single handedly raised. This will all go towards the $80+ million which has been raised by Red Cross through other avenues. Let’s hope it goes to the people and communities that need it the most.

I know I am a bit late in blogging about this since the offer has closed down now – but there is talk they might extend the offer soon. The reason the offer was closed was because they were threatened with huge fines by Consumer Affairs because they hadn’t registered appropriately with the Government as a fundraising entity. Damn bureaucrats!

Kudos to sitepoint – a lot of respect going your way.

Tags: bushfires, sitepoint