Thursday, September 08, 2005

Pasadena Star-News - Opinions-Keep Katrina donors apprised

Pasadena Star-News - Opinions: "Keep Katrina donors apprised

THE Pasadena Chapter of the American Red Cross believes regional residents haven't given enough to help Hurricane Katrina victims, even though the donation total last Friday stood at a staggering $196.1 million. But before asking for more, let's have assurances that the public will receive periodic accounting of just where the money is being spent.

The Rose Bowl kickoff of the Pasadena chapter's fund raising alone raked in $400,000.

Nationwide, the Red Cross had raised $409.2 million in gifts and pledges by Sept. 5 with approximately $209 million made through online donations.

Also, after being allocated $10 billion by Congress last week, the American people deserve to have a full accounting from FEMA on how the public's dime has been spent."

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