HOUSTON – September 7, 2017 KPRC-TV Channel 2 KPRC and Telemundo Houston partnered with the American Red Cross to support the Harvey relief effort. We opened the phone lines and viewers delivered, calling in donations of all sizes!
Between August 30 and 31, individuals called in pledges of more than a million dollars ($1,067,358) and donated another $269,530 online at Click2houston.com. Corporations stepped up to present checks worth nearly $3.2 million ($3,175,000). That’s more than $4.5 million ($4,511,888.00) pledged to help our neighbors in need!
On top of that, a Walmart representative dropped into our studio to present the Red Cross with $10,000,000 to help the Gulf Coast recover.
This relief effort is massive, so remember you can continue to donate by looking for a link on the Click2Houston.com homepage or you can drop your change in the special donation boxes at the register of your local Kroger grocery store. Every bit helps and adds up to a lot of help for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
TOTAL PLEDGED: $4,511,888.00**
*DAY ONE PHONE BANK PLEDGE TOTAL: $1,416,668
PUBLIC DONATIONS: $559,668
CELEBRITY DONATION: George Foreman - $107,000
CORPORATE DONORS: $750,000
Marathon Oil - $100,000
BB&T - $100,000
Graham Holdings - $50,000 (plus additional $50,000 for Houston Food Bank)
McDonald's Owner/Operators Association of Greater Houston - $250,000
McDonald’s Corporation MATCH - $250,000
DAY TWO PHONE BANK PLEDGE TOTAL: $2,825,690
PUBLIC DONATIONS: $400,690
CORPORATE DONORS: $2,425,000
TransCanada Corporation - $100,000
Reliant - $200,000
Macy’s - $100,000
PBK - $100,000
BBVA Compass - $150,000
Houston Golf Association - $50,000
Great American Business Products - $25,000
Mustang CAT - $250,000
Apache Corporation - $250,000
Wells Fargo - $500,000
Transocean - $100,000
Fuel Maxx - $100,000
Sysco - $500,000
*TOTAL FOR Red Cross link on Click 2 Houston.com: $269,530.00 (as of 9/6/17)
(This post was taken from a release sent to me by KPRC 2)
