Chron.com | (PRN) Most Americans Gave to Hurricane Relief and Their Other Charities as Well, The Conference Board Reports

Chron.com | (PRN) Most Americans Gave to Hurricane Relief and Their Other Charities as Well, The Conference Board Reports: "PRN) Most Americans Gave to Hurricane Relief and Their Other Charities as Well, The Conference Board Reports

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NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Most Americans who gave money to help victims of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes also contributed to all of their normal charities as well, according to a nationwide survey released today by The Conference Board. (Fears were expressed that giving to help victims of the Louisiana and Mississippi disasters would reduce giving to other charities).

Nine out ten Americans who gave funds to hurricane relief efforts also gave to their customary charities.

The survey covers 5,000 households, the same sample used in The Conference Board's monthly Consumer Confidence Survey. As of this February, contributions to hurricane relief amounted to an estimated $3.6 billion, according to the Center of Philanthropy"