Online visitors to this site can make an online donation to support the American Red Cross in its efforts to raise funds to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Operated by Clear Channel, www.StormAid.com, is also providing National Hurricane Center advisories for the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and a list of the Clear Channel stations that are airing shelter locations and directions, providing coverage, collecting donations for the American Red Cross and holding collection drives.
Individual Clear Channel stations are spearheading drives for supplies and cash. According www.StormAid.com:
Clear Channel/Little Rock has filled three semi-trucks with life-saving supplies and has collected $15,000 which is now headed to the Hurricane region to provide aid.
WXXL-FM’s The Doc & Johnny Show held two live broadcasts from Orlando, Florida area malls collecting Donations for the American Red Cross hurricane relief efforts. With matched funds from Lowe’s Home Improvement, the group raised $204,000.
Clear Channel Radio/Quad Cities has raised $47,000 for hurricane victims devastated by Katrina.
Clear Channel Radio/Duluth organized a food and water donation/fundraising drive for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. To date they have raised over $1,000 and a truckload of urgently needed supplies.
This is a small sampling of contributions reported by company stations.
For more, go to www.StormAid.com.
- From a Clear Channel Media Release and StormAid.com
