United Press International - NewsTrack - Hurricane Katrina draws record donations: "urricane Katrina draws record donations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- American giving is about to set another milestone as donations for victims of Hurricane Katrina are expected to go over the record set after the 9/11 tragedy.
Private donations totaled nearly $2.7 billion just 11 weeks after Katrina struck, say the Red Cross and Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy, which tracks charitable giving, reports USA Today.
The total given to the Sept. 11, 2001, charities was $2.8 billion."
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