Monday, November 27, 2006

AP Wire | 11/23/2006 | Some Alabama charities feel Katrina chill on giving

AP Wire | 11/23/2006 | Some Alabama charities feel Katrina chill on giving: "Some Alabama charities feel Katrina chill on giving
GARRY MITCHELL
Associated Press

MOBILE, Ala. - The shelves at the Bay Area Food Bank near Mobile look a little bare and so do the Salvation Army kettles.

'Donations have tapered off since Katrina,' Food Bank spokeswoman Shearie Archer said.

Hurricane Katrina exhausted the supplies of many social agencies, but also drew millions of dollars in charitable contributions for storm victims since it struck Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Aug. 29, 2005.

This year, some Alabama charities feel a Katrina chill on giving while the calls for help have increased."

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