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MGM Mirage Bracelets Raise Money for Hurricane Victims - RGT Online: "MGM Mirage Bracelets Raise Money for Hurricane Victims
LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Thanks to MGM Mirage, holiday shoppers can now find a good stocking stuffer and contribute to a worthwhile cause at the same time.
To help its employees in Mississippi recover from this year's hurricanes, MGM Mirage announced today that the company is selling specially designed awareness bracelets saying 'Rebuilding Together' at all its local retail outlets on the Las Vegas Strip. The bracelets cost $1.50 each.
'We are now selling bracelets at all MGM Mirage retail outlets to support our Katrina Recovery Fund,' said Merlinda Gallegos, director of corporate philanthropy. 'These bracelets are good stocking stuffers that help people do a good deed at the same time.'
Gallegos said all proceeds go to the MGM Mirage Katrina Recovery Fund that benefits the roughly 3,400 employees of Beau Rivage, the MGM Mirage resort in Biloxi, Miss. that has been closed since being damaged by Hurricane Katrina in late August. The company contributed $1 million to establish the fund following the devastation caused by the hurricane and pledged also to match its employee contributions 'dollar for dollar' through Dec. 31."
Friday, December 16, 2005
Burnsville couple spends eight weeks giving aid in hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.
Burnsville couple spends eight weeks giving aid in hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.: "Burnsville couple spends eight weeks giving aid in hurricane-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.
Posted: 12/16/05
by Andrew Miller
Thisweek Newspapers
They knew they wanted to help.
That they didn’t have a set destination didn’t matter much.
Tom and Mary Eichen began the trek south to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts before they even knew to which city they were headed.
On Sept. 12, two weeks after Katrina hit, the Burnsville couple packed up their truck with tools, food, water and other supplies and set off for Mississippi."
Posted: 12/16/05
by Andrew Miller
Thisweek Newspapers
They knew they wanted to help.
That they didn’t have a set destination didn’t matter much.
Tom and Mary Eichen began the trek south to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts before they even knew to which city they were headed.
On Sept. 12, two weeks after Katrina hit, the Burnsville couple packed up their truck with tools, food, water and other supplies and set off for Mississippi."
Senate OKs Katrina bill, casinos get reprieve - Yahoo! News
Senate OKs Katrina bill, casinos get reprieve - Yahoo! News: "The Senate approved a revised tax incentive package to help rebuild the hurricane-devastated Gulf Coast on Friday after resolving differences with the House of Representatives over items such as breaks for casinos.
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Under a deal with House leaders brokered by Sen. Trent Lott (news, bio, voting record), a Mississippi Republican, the measure will allow casinos to reap bonus depreciation incentives for all facilities except gaming equipment and gaming room construction."
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Under a deal with House leaders brokered by Sen. Trent Lott (news, bio, voting record), a Mississippi Republican, the measure will allow casinos to reap bonus depreciation incentives for all facilities except gaming equipment and gaming room construction."
Children's Art Showcases Katrina's Effects - Yahoo! News
Children's Art Showcases Katrina's Effects - Yahoo! News: "Children's Art Showcases Katrina's Effects
By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
HOUSTON - The drawings, done mostly in crayon and marker, are full of bleak images — bodies floating, floodwaters ripping loved ones away, children crying red tears. But often they contain glimmers of hope, too, such as a blue sky, a shining sun, a rainbow.
One teen drew a self-portrait in which he wore a shirt that read, 'I survived Katrina.'
'It was the first thing I drew,' said Reginald Otkin, a 15-year-old from New Orleans. 'That was a picture of me telling people I had survived Katrina. To me, the hurricane was a minor setback and people just have to take time and get a little bit of their life back step by step.'"
By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
HOUSTON - The drawings, done mostly in crayon and marker, are full of bleak images — bodies floating, floodwaters ripping loved ones away, children crying red tears. But often they contain glimmers of hope, too, such as a blue sky, a shining sun, a rainbow.
One teen drew a self-portrait in which he wore a shirt that read, 'I survived Katrina.'
'It was the first thing I drew,' said Reginald Otkin, a 15-year-old from New Orleans. 'That was a picture of me telling people I had survived Katrina. To me, the hurricane was a minor setback and people just have to take time and get a little bit of their life back step by step.'"
The Chronicle, 12/15/2005: Donations for Victims of South Asian Earthquake Exceed $50-Million
The Chronicle, 12/15/2005: Donations for Victims of South Asian Earthquake Exceed $50-Million: "Donations for Victims of South Asian Earthquake Exceed $50-Million
By Caroline Preston
Donations to help survivors of the earthquake that struck South Asia in October have topped $50-million, but the pace of giving has slowed even as relief workers prepare for additional challenges in providing aid during the winter months.
The 7.6-magnitude quake killed about 73,000 people and left another 3 million people homeless, many of whom now face freezing temperatures and illnesses brought on by the cold and poor sanitation. Relief groups are struggling to provide food and shelter before winter weather prevents them from reaching the victims."
By Caroline Preston
Donations to help survivors of the earthquake that struck South Asia in October have topped $50-million, but the pace of giving has slowed even as relief workers prepare for additional challenges in providing aid during the winter months.
The 7.6-magnitude quake killed about 73,000 people and left another 3 million people homeless, many of whom now face freezing temperatures and illnesses brought on by the cold and poor sanitation. Relief groups are struggling to provide food and shelter before winter weather prevents them from reaching the victims."
Woman gives biggest bulk for disaster victims
Woman gives biggest bulk for disaster victims: "Woman gives biggest bulk for disaster victims
By Jiang Zhuqing (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-12-16 06:04
One of China's richest women has donated 1 million yuan (US$123,000) worth of aid to a disaster relief fund - its biggest ever bulk donation since the charity drive was launched.
President Hu Jintao set up the drive to aid victims of disasters across China."
By Jiang Zhuqing (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-12-16 06:04
One of China's richest women has donated 1 million yuan (US$123,000) worth of aid to a disaster relief fund - its biggest ever bulk donation since the charity drive was launched.
President Hu Jintao set up the drive to aid victims of disasters across China."
Reuters AlertNet - UN names ex-President Bush envoy on Pakistan quake
Reuters AlertNet - UN names ex-President Bush envoy on Pakistan quake: "N names ex-President Bush envoy on Pakistan quake
16 Dec 2005 00:47:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Matthew Robinson
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was appointed special U.N. envoy for Pakistan earthquake relief on Thursday and said he would use the role to ensure donations are converted into concrete aid for victims."
16 Dec 2005 00:47:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Matthew Robinson
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was appointed special U.N. envoy for Pakistan earthquake relief on Thursday and said he would use the role to ensure donations are converted into concrete aid for victims."
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Forum: Where's the money?
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Forum: Where's the money?: ": Where's the money?
Category: Philanthropic Strategy
Posted: December 15, 2005 06:14 PM
Two weeks ago, I visited the northern coast of Aceh, Indonesia, curious to see not only how people are faring one year after the tsunami, but also how NGOs are spending the largest pool of humanitarian funds ever raised. On both counts, my report is the same: Not well.
After one day in Banda Aceh, I spent four more driving through the districts of Pidie and Bireuen. Even the view from the highway bore witness to the ongoing suffering of the Acehnese. Where thriving marketplaces and traditional houses once stood, there are now tent cities and government-built barracks. The skeletons of washed-up boats and cars still sit on the roads’ shoulders as far as two miles inland. Schools are boarded up. Fishing ponds bleed into each other and into the sea. Even in Banda Aceh, the province’s proud capital, 50% of the surviving population is still homeless. In rural villages, that number climbs to 70%.
When is more help coming? I didn’t know what to tell..."
Category: Philanthropic Strategy
Posted: December 15, 2005 06:14 PM
Two weeks ago, I visited the northern coast of Aceh, Indonesia, curious to see not only how people are faring one year after the tsunami, but also how NGOs are spending the largest pool of humanitarian funds ever raised. On both counts, my report is the same: Not well.
After one day in Banda Aceh, I spent four more driving through the districts of Pidie and Bireuen. Even the view from the highway bore witness to the ongoing suffering of the Acehnese. Where thriving marketplaces and traditional houses once stood, there are now tent cities and government-built barracks. The skeletons of washed-up boats and cars still sit on the roads’ shoulders as far as two miles inland. Schools are boarded up. Fishing ponds bleed into each other and into the sea. Even in Banda Aceh, the province’s proud capital, 50% of the surviving population is still homeless. In rural villages, that number climbs to 70%.
When is more help coming? I didn’t know what to tell..."
Thursday, December 15, 2005
'Katrina' Dolphins to Go to Bahamas - Yahoo! News
'Katrina' Dolphins to Go to Bahamas - Yahoo! News: "ACKSON, Miss. - Several dolphins that were swept out to sea by Hurricane Katrina will soon be reunited at a resort in the Bahamas.
Atlantis, a resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, will take on 17 dolphins from the Marine Life Oceanarium — eight of which were rescued from open water in September."
Atlantis, a resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, will take on 17 dolphins from the Marine Life Oceanarium — eight of which were rescued from open water in September."
OMB Watch - A Year of Attacks on Advocacy, Flawed Anti-Terrorism Measures
OMB Watch - A Year of Attacks on Advocacy, Flawed Anti-Terrorism Measures: "A Year of Attacks on Advocacy, Flawed Anti-Terrorism Measures
According to a survey of Louisiana residents released last month by Louisiana State University, faith-based organizations and nonprofits got higher marks than government for their hurricane recovery efforts. While not surprising given the abysmal government response, the findings raise larger questions about the role of the federal government in providing resources to the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits face major long-term budget challenges at the federal level that will continue to make it more difficult to serve the people and missions they exist to serve."
According to a survey of Louisiana residents released last month by Louisiana State University, faith-based organizations and nonprofits got higher marks than government for their hurricane recovery efforts. While not surprising given the abysmal government response, the findings raise larger questions about the role of the federal government in providing resources to the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits face major long-term budget challenges at the federal level that will continue to make it more difficult to serve the people and missions they exist to serve."
Reuters AlertNet - China upset by U.S. charity's soiled donations
Reuters AlertNet - China upset by U.S. charity's soiled donations: "China upset by U.S. charity's soiled donations
15 Dec 2005 08:59:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) - China was upset by a shipment of donations from a U.S. church to Chinese orphans containing expired medical equipment and stained bedding, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
China Charity had contacted the donor, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, after four containers were found to contain the goods which also included used surgical clothing, Xinhua news agency said."
15 Dec 2005 08:59:18 GMT
Source: Reuters
BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) - China was upset by a shipment of donations from a U.S. church to Chinese orphans containing expired medical equipment and stained bedding, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
China Charity had contacted the donor, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, after four containers were found to contain the goods which also included used surgical clothing, Xinhua news agency said."
Xinhua - English
Xinhua - English: "Aid seen as 'charity with strings attached'
www.chinaview.cn 2005-12-15 16:52:12
HONG KONG, Dec. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Rich members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) offered new assistance to the least developed countries (LDCs) at the organization's ongoing Sixth Ministerial Conference, but it is seen as 'charity with strings attached.'
The generous packages of 'Aid for Trade,' offered by some industrialized countries at the Hong Kong meeting, 'sweeten a deal in order to entice developing countries into accepting a bad deal,' said Yashpal Tandon, executive director of the Geneva-based South Center, an inter-governmental policy and research think-tank."
www.chinaview.cn 2005-12-15 16:52:12
HONG KONG, Dec. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Rich members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) offered new assistance to the least developed countries (LDCs) at the organization's ongoing Sixth Ministerial Conference, but it is seen as 'charity with strings attached.'
The generous packages of 'Aid for Trade,' offered by some industrialized countries at the Hong Kong meeting, 'sweeten a deal in order to entice developing countries into accepting a bad deal,' said Yashpal Tandon, executive director of the Geneva-based South Center, an inter-governmental policy and research think-tank."
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
TSUNAMI IMPACT: Aid Groups Take Stock One Year On
TSUNAMI IMPACT: Aid Groups Take Stock One Year On: "TSUNAMI IMPACT:
Aid Groups Take Stock One Year On
Stefania Bianchi
BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (IPS) - Almost a year after the tsunami, two of Europe's largest humanitarian and development aid networks say the European Union must take significant steps to ensure a sustained recovery in those countries still suffering the aftermath of the disaster.
Concord and the Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (Voice) say the humanitarian response to the tsunami disaster has been timely and adequate, but that improvements can be made for future disasters. "
Aid Groups Take Stock One Year On
Stefania Bianchi
BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (IPS) - Almost a year after the tsunami, two of Europe's largest humanitarian and development aid networks say the European Union must take significant steps to ensure a sustained recovery in those countries still suffering the aftermath of the disaster.
Concord and the Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (Voice) say the humanitarian response to the tsunami disaster has been timely and adequate, but that improvements can be made for future disasters. "
Katrina Evacuees Decry Mardi Gras Plans - Yahoo! News
Katrina Evacuees Decry Mardi Gras Plans - Yahoo! News: "ome Hurricane Katrina refugees stuck in hotel rooms and unfamiliar surroundings across the United States are in no mood to party, and they are decrying the city's plans to hold a Mardi Gras celebration in February.
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'This is not the time for fun. This is the time to put people's lives back on track,' said Lillie Antoine, a 51-year-old refugee stuck in Tulsa, Okla."
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'This is not the time for fun. This is the time to put people's lives back on track,' said Lillie Antoine, a 51-year-old refugee stuck in Tulsa, Okla."
Giving for hurricane relief exceeds Sept. 11 contributions
Giving for hurricane relief exceeds Sept. 11 contributions: "Giving for hurricane relief exceeds Sept. 11 contributions
$2.96 billion sets record for disaster relief giving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec. 13, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS -- Charitable giving to aid victims of Gulf Coast Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma has now reached more than $2.96 billion, setting what is believed to be a record for U.S. private philanthropic giving for a single disaster relief and recovery effort, reports the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Total giving in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 reached just over $2.8 billion, according to a report compiled by The Foundation Center.
'When disaster strikes, Americans instinctively want to help, and when the tragedy hits close to home, the response is especially strong,' said Gene Tempel, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy. 'The vast scope of the long-term recovery and rebuilding and the fact that many Americans from across the country have gone to the area to help and returned with stories of tremendous needs mean it's likely that we will see contributions continue for some time to come.'"
$2.96 billion sets record for disaster relief giving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Dec. 13, 2005
INDIANAPOLIS -- Charitable giving to aid victims of Gulf Coast Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma has now reached more than $2.96 billion, setting what is believed to be a record for U.S. private philanthropic giving for a single disaster relief and recovery effort, reports the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Total giving in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 reached just over $2.8 billion, according to a report compiled by The Foundation Center.
'When disaster strikes, Americans instinctively want to help, and when the tragedy hits close to home, the response is especially strong,' said Gene Tempel, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy. 'The vast scope of the long-term recovery and rebuilding and the fact that many Americans from across the country have gone to the area to help and returned with stories of tremendous needs mean it's likely that we will see contributions continue for some time to come.'"
The Connecticut Post Online - News
The Connecticut Post Online - News: "Easton boy, 8, sharing his birthday with kids in crisis
AARON LEO aleo@ctpost.com
BRIDGEPORT — Forget the cake, the presents and the piata.
Eight-year-old Blake Rozelle has used his own birthday gifts to spread cheer to other people.
The second-grader at Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton spent $130 he was given for his birthday to buy 22 teddy bears and donated them Tuesday to help calm children in crisis situations.
'I wanted to share my birthday,' the youngster said at the Brooklawn Avenue headquarters of the Southeastern Fairfield County chapter of the American Red Cross, which will give the donated bears to youngsters displaced from their homes by fire or other emergencies."
AARON LEO aleo@ctpost.com
BRIDGEPORT — Forget the cake, the presents and the piata.
Eight-year-old Blake Rozelle has used his own birthday gifts to spread cheer to other people.
The second-grader at Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton spent $130 he was given for his birthday to buy 22 teddy bears and donated them Tuesday to help calm children in crisis situations.
'I wanted to share my birthday,' the youngster said at the Brooklawn Avenue headquarters of the Southeastern Fairfield County chapter of the American Red Cross, which will give the donated bears to youngsters displaced from their homes by fire or other emergencies."
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
New Orleans CityBusiness -- New Orleans CityBusiness-Boggs to serve as nonprofit ambassador
New Orleans CityBusiness -- New Orleans CityBusiness: "Boggs to serve as nonprofit ambassador
By April Capochino
2005-12-12 1:24 PM CST
NEW ORLEANS — Former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs will serve as the official ambassador of the Unified Nonprofits of Greater New Orleans, a post-Katrina collaboration of nonprofits.
Boggs was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, served as a U.S. ambassador to the Vatican and is the mother of news analyst Cokie Roberts.
Early today, she spoke to a room of about 30 nonprofit leaders at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City.
'We were trying to think of someone who could represent what the nonprofit sector does and someone suggested her name, which made complete sense,' said Lisa Kaichen, who heads the group."
By April Capochino
2005-12-12 1:24 PM CST
NEW ORLEANS — Former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs will serve as the official ambassador of the Unified Nonprofits of Greater New Orleans, a post-Katrina collaboration of nonprofits.
Boggs was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, served as a U.S. ambassador to the Vatican and is the mother of news analyst Cokie Roberts.
Early today, she spoke to a room of about 30 nonprofit leaders at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City.
'We were trying to think of someone who could represent what the nonprofit sector does and someone suggested her name, which made complete sense,' said Lisa Kaichen, who heads the group."
village voice > news > Note From New Orleans by Anya Kamenetz
village voice > news > Note From New Orleans by Anya Kamenetz: "But in the past three weeks here, the following events have taken place in defiance of those words:
At least a thousand people turned up to an exhibition and signing of a photography book to benefit the city at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art downtown. Thanks to private philanthropy, the region's best botanical garden, at City Park, in mostly empty Lakeview, was replanted with camellias and strung with lights for a smaller version of the annual Celebration in the Oaks, where mobs of Catholic schoolchildren sang carols and drank cocoa as a loudspeaker blared “The Cajun Night Before Christmas.” It was absolute gridlock at the reopening of the uptown Audubon Zoo, where children lined up to buy Roman candy from the donkey cart and quieted down to hear the orangutan whistle on cue. Firemen and policemen and church groups and the 'hippies from Mississippi' and forestry activists from Oregon cooked and gave away hundreds of Thanksgiving dinners from the Ninth Ward to Jefferson Parish."
At least a thousand people turned up to an exhibition and signing of a photography book to benefit the city at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art downtown. Thanks to private philanthropy, the region's best botanical garden, at City Park, in mostly empty Lakeview, was replanted with camellias and strung with lights for a smaller version of the annual Celebration in the Oaks, where mobs of Catholic schoolchildren sang carols and drank cocoa as a loudspeaker blared “The Cajun Night Before Christmas.” It was absolute gridlock at the reopening of the uptown Audubon Zoo, where children lined up to buy Roman candy from the donkey cart and quieted down to hear the orangutan whistle on cue. Firemen and policemen and church groups and the 'hippies from Mississippi' and forestry activists from Oregon cooked and gave away hundreds of Thanksgiving dinners from the Ninth Ward to Jefferson Parish."
Monday, December 12, 2005
Look for licensed Katrina relief agencies
Look for licensed Katrina relief agencies: "ook for licensed Katrina charities
Majors work with locals, but watch for swindlers
By Russ Britt, MarketWatch
Last Update: 12:01 AM ET Dec. 12, 2005
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NEW ORLEANS (MarketWatch) - Those who have seen the devastation in and around Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and want to donate to the storm's relief effort would do best by donating to local charities, but major groups such as the United Way and Salvation Army are working with those organizations to get the help where it's needed.
Also in the series:
Due diligence: How to research a charity's effectiveness
Rising pay: Heads of charities see compensation hikes
TRADING CENTER
And experts say that donors should keep an eye out for swindlers that have sprung up on the Internet, trying to capitalize on the nation's worst-ever natural disaster.
While federal aid is slow in getting to the region, charitable donations already have set records. However, in a disaster of this magnitude -- that drove as many as 400,000 residents from New Orleans -- much more charitable giving will be needed, particularly if the federal assistance originally promised doesn't make its way to the region.
'It's record-breaking in the amount that has been raised thus far,' said Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a publication that monitors charitable spending. 'But I think the question is what kind of aid they're going to see from the government.'"
Majors work with locals, but watch for swindlers
By Russ Britt, MarketWatch
Last Update: 12:01 AM ET Dec. 12, 2005
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NEW ORLEANS (MarketWatch) - Those who have seen the devastation in and around Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and want to donate to the storm's relief effort would do best by donating to local charities, but major groups such as the United Way and Salvation Army are working with those organizations to get the help where it's needed.
Also in the series:
Due diligence: How to research a charity's effectiveness
Rising pay: Heads of charities see compensation hikes
TRADING CENTER
And experts say that donors should keep an eye out for swindlers that have sprung up on the Internet, trying to capitalize on the nation's worst-ever natural disaster.
While federal aid is slow in getting to the region, charitable donations already have set records. However, in a disaster of this magnitude -- that drove as many as 400,000 residents from New Orleans -- much more charitable giving will be needed, particularly if the federal assistance originally promised doesn't make its way to the region.
'It's record-breaking in the amount that has been raised thus far,' said Stacy Palmer, editor of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a publication that monitors charitable spending. 'But I think the question is what kind of aid they're going to see from the government.'"
Porterville Recorder
Porterville Recorder: "Porterville residents opened up their hearts - and in some cases their wallets - in a altruistic display the days and weeks following Hurricane Katrina's fury.
Nationwide, the American Red Cross estimates that Katrina relief efforts will exceed $2 billion, with financial assistance to approximately 1.2 million families, or 3.7 million survivors, according to the Web site."
Nationwide, the American Red Cross estimates that Katrina relief efforts will exceed $2 billion, with financial assistance to approximately 1.2 million families, or 3.7 million survivors, according to the Web site."
The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kans. | Local News
The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kans. | Local News: "gencies: Charitable giving decreasing
By Mary Clarkin
The Hutchinson News
mclarkin@hutchnews.com
Results of a national survey in November indicated charitable giving during the holiday season could take a downturn.
Some social service agency officials in Reno County are finding, unhappily, the survey appears to be accurate.
As of the start of December, contributions this year to New Beginnings Inc., 100 East 2nd, were down 24 percent from a year ago, according to Director Shara Gonzales.
The recent annual Stuff the Bus promotion that collects items for domestic abuse victims and families generated fewer donations than last year, said Candace Dixon, head of the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center, 400 West 2nd."
By Mary Clarkin
The Hutchinson News
mclarkin@hutchnews.com
Results of a national survey in November indicated charitable giving during the holiday season could take a downturn.
Some social service agency officials in Reno County are finding, unhappily, the survey appears to be accurate.
As of the start of December, contributions this year to New Beginnings Inc., 100 East 2nd, were down 24 percent from a year ago, according to Director Shara Gonzales.
The recent annual Stuff the Bus promotion that collects items for domestic abuse victims and families generated fewer donations than last year, said Candace Dixon, head of the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center, 400 West 2nd."
AP Wire | 12/11/2005 | Red Cross, state officials look into Katrina pins
AP Wire | 12/11/2005 | Red Cross, state officials look into Katrina pins: "Red Cross, state officials look into Katrina pins
Associated Press
BEAUFORT, S.C. - An Indiana company that sells pins and pledges more than half the money raised to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts is drawing attention from the American Red Cross and the South Carolina secretary of state.
Novelty Inc., the pin's manufacturer, pledges a dollar from the pins' $1.99 price to the American Red Cross.
However, Red Cross spokeswoman Sarah Marchetti said the organization does not have a contract with the Greenfield, Ind.-based company and has not received a donation connected with pin sales. She said the Red Cross is investigating the company."
Associated Press
BEAUFORT, S.C. - An Indiana company that sells pins and pledges more than half the money raised to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts is drawing attention from the American Red Cross and the South Carolina secretary of state.
Novelty Inc., the pin's manufacturer, pledges a dollar from the pins' $1.99 price to the American Red Cross.
However, Red Cross spokeswoman Sarah Marchetti said the organization does not have a contract with the Greenfield, Ind.-based company and has not received a donation connected with pin sales. She said the Red Cross is investigating the company."
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