Such events spark a feeling of shock, horror and utter helplessness in me. So many deaths, so much destruction, and it’s all practically on my doorstep. It’s for that reason that I was so impressed to hear around the office that we would be doing the best book deal SitePoint have ever offered to raise funds for the Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

Any 5 books (in PDF format) and for the price of 1, with 100% of proceeds going to charity. It’s a great offer, for a very worthwhile cause.

What hasn’t been publicized is our goal for this fund-raising effort – $50,000 USD (~$75,000 AUD); which at first struck me as a lofty goal but one I was hopeful we’d surpass. As an employee a SitePoint, I have access to the sales figures and let me tell you the response so far has been astronomical. As of right now, less than 24 hours since launching the offer, SitePoint has raised USD $61,277 for bushfire victims.

Fuck yeah.

And that’s with two more days to go. If you’re a web geek (and if you’re reading this you probably are), then take advantage of this offer and know that every cent is going to help people who desperately need it.