Red Cross Raises $145 Million For Sandy Relief
By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: November 20, 2012
Donations for the victims of Superstorm Sandy are still pouring in at the
American Red Cross.
The relief agency has raised $145 million in donations as of Friday morning.
That's up from $131 million last Monday.
The Red Cross is using the money it receives to operate shelters and offer food, water and other relief supplies to storm victims.
The agency has set up 472 shelters in more than 10 states since Sandy hit.
It has delivered more than six-million meals and snacks and has handed out more than two-million relief items, including hygiene kits, clean-up kits, shovels and rakes.
The relief agency has raised $145 million in donations as of Friday morning.
That's up from $131 million last Monday.
The Red Cross is using the money it receives to operate shelters and offer food, water and other relief supplies to storm victims.
The agency has set up 472 shelters in more than 10 states since Sandy hit.
It has delivered more than six-million meals and snacks and has handed out more than two-million relief items, including hygiene kits, clean-up kits, shovels and rakes.
