Monday, October 03, 2005

The Southern Illinoisan

The Southern Illinoisan: "Red Cross advertisements spark questions

If you read Friday's edition of the Southern Illinoisan, you probably saw several full-page ads promoting the Red Cross and soliciting monetary donations to help with relief efforts for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These ads were actually an act of charity that caused a few headaches for the local chapter.

Several readers called Sandy Webster, director of the local Red Cross, to get an explanation as to why the Red Cross was spending money on advertising to solicit donations. One woman explained very adamantly and clearly that she wanted her monetary donation to go toward the relief efforts and not toward advertising."

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