CRS collects $121 million in tsunami aid

Published: 2005-03-18

BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency based in Baltimore, has collected $121 million for tsunami relief operations as of March 16, said Elizabeth Griffin, CRS media relations director. Griffin said that the amount of tsumani contributions will continue to rise as many dioceses still have not reported how much money they have collected. The sum collected so far means CRS can extend its programs in the disaster areas as the amount exceeds the agency's $80 million program commitment, she told Catholic News Service in a March 17 telephone interview. An article in the March 17 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy listed CRS as the U.S. charity that has collected the second highest amount for tsunami relief programs. Listed first was the American Red Cross.

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