Monday, November 05, 2012

Benefit Telethon Generates Record Volume of Individual Donations For Hurricane Sandy Victims

Benefit Telethon Generates Record Volume of Individual Donations For Hurricane Sandy Victims: he American Red Cross and NBCUniversal announced today that “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,” a live, one-hour benefit telethon, generated nearly $23 million in support of victims impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

A record number of individual donations by phone, text and online were accepted by the American Red Cross during the 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. time period beginning on Friday, November 2, 2012. The volume of website and phone traffic exceeded previous benefit telethons in support of the American Red Cross over the last five years.

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