'Hope For Haiti Now's Preliminary Tally: $57 Million
Highest Ever For A General Public Disaster Relief Telethon
Mike Reynolds -- Multichannel News, 1/23/2010 8:00:53 PM
With donations continuing to roll in from all parts of the globe, the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon on first count raised some $57 million.
Counting contributions from phone, online and mobile sources, the total marks a new record for donations made by the general public through a disaster relief telethon, according to MTV Networks officials.
Hope For Haiti NowThe preliminary figure does not include donations by corporations and large private donors, or iTunes sales figures, all of which are still being calculated.
"The public has set a new standard of giving for a relief telethon with Hope for Haiti Now, and the donations continue to come in -- people can still contribute 24/7 via phone, Web and text," said Lisa Paulsen, president and CEO of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. That's the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing philanthropic support to Hope for Haiti Now to ensure proper fiduciary oversight and administration of all donated funds.
Moreover, the "Hope for Haiti Now" album is the biggest one-day album pre-order in iTunes history and currently ranks first iTunes album in 18 countries. The studio version of "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)," the original track performed by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna during the telethon is currently the top song on iTunes in 12 countries.
Hope for Haiti Now will continue accepting donations for six months via the following methods: Online: www.hopeforhaitinow.org; phone: 877-99-HAITI; text: Text "GIVE" to 50555; and mail: Hope For Haiti Now Fund, Entertainment Industry Foundation, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Hope for Haiti Now benefits Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation, and the newly formed Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation. Proceeds from Hope for Haiti Now will be split among each organization's individual funds for Haiti earthquake relief.
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