The Chronicle, 9/28/2005: Hurricane Giving Slows; Less than $1-Million Raised for Hurricane Rita

The Chronicle, 9/28/2005: Hurricane Giving Slows; Less than $1-Million Raised for Hurricane Rita: "Hurricane Giving Slows; Less than $1-Million Raised for Hurricane Rita
By Elizabeth Schwinn

After the massive outpouring of giving to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, donors are responding far less generously to appeals for help with Hurricane Rita, charities say.

The slow response to fund-raising appeals has some nonprofit groups concerned about their ability to respond to the devastation wrought by Rita, which struck the Gulf Coast on Saturday, causing a wide swath of damage along the Texas and Louisiana coasts."