Firestorm Relief Telethon Raises Almost $1.3M
UPDATED: 3:33 pm PST March 1, 2004
SAN DIEGO -- KGTV Channel 10 thanks everyone who donated money to the fire victims through its phone bank with the American Red Cross. The phone-a-thon raised $1,277,334 in cash and an additional $1 million in in-kind donations.
Another thank you goes to the volunteers who helped answer phones, including Gov. Gray Davis.All donations will stay in San Diego County, despite a report from The San Diego Union-Tribune published. They reported that the National Red Cross officials rejected a plan to earmark donations for San Diego.Bob Morris, spokesman for the local chapter of the Red Cross, assured 10News that the funds will stay in San Diego County."If a donor contributes their money to San Diego fire relief, it will go into a segregated, I don't want to say account, but it will be segregated and totally accounted for, and the money will be spent only on relief for local San Diego fire victims," Morris said.It's not too late to give.Call the Red Cross directly at (619) 542-7400 or visit www.sdarc.org to make your donation to "Firestorm Relief."The Red Cross is also asking for food or clothing donations to St. Vincent de Paul.
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Another thank you goes to the volunteers who helped answer phones, including Gov. Gray Davis.All donations will stay in San Diego County, despite a report from The San Diego Union-Tribune published. They reported that the National Red Cross officials rejected a plan to earmark donations for San Diego.Bob Morris, spokesman for the local chapter of the Red Cross, assured 10News that the funds will stay in San Diego County."If a donor contributes their money to San Diego fire relief, it will go into a segregated, I don't want to say account, but it will be segregated and totally accounted for, and the money will be spent only on relief for local San Diego fire victims," Morris said.It's not too late to give.Call the Red Cross directly at (619) 542-7400 or visit www.sdarc.org to make your donation to "Firestorm Relief."The Red Cross is also asking for food or clothing donations to St. Vincent de Paul.Copyright 2004 by 10News.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
