The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, North Carolina Area

The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, North Carolina Area: "N.C. charities wonder how Katrina will affect fund-raising

The Associated Press

Although some North Carolina charities are worried that Hurricane Katrina relief efforts will tax their donation dollars, the keynote speaker at a conference of nonprofits said he believes the storm's victims are fading from the spotlight.

Paul Light, a New York University professor of public service, said Thursday that he believes donors are turning their attention elsewhere, especially now that President Bush has promised to use federal money to repair damaged communities."