Homeowner strips the interior of his home due to flooding in Orange, Texas, Sept. 6, 2017. The U.S. Military and relief agencies continue to assist in aiding those affected by Hurricane Harvey. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carl Greenwell)
As Hurricane Irma smashed by the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, setting her sights on Florida, here is the latest data on donations for Hurricane Harvey relief and recovery.
$285,664,717
as of 7 pm EST
The list of donors, in pdf format, may be found at this link.
An Ohio National Guard CH-47 Chinooks delivers hay to stranded livestock after Hurricane Harvey flooding near Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 5, 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Malcolm McClendon).
Today’s notes:
United Airlines did a very neat thing and set up a number of CrowdRise accounts. The airline made a donation and will provide air miles for donations at CrowdRise. $2,248,941 raised.
JJ Watt is now over $28 million, The CEO of grocer H-E-B donated $5 million and the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon donated a cool million.
The list has data on 48 telethons that have raised at least $26 million.
The big telethon on September 12 is now touted for both Harvey and Irma relief. Lots of big names but… 1.5 hours of air time? Did I get that right?
U.S. Army Sgt. Stephen Gutierrez, 1-124 Cavalry Squadron, Texas National Guard, hands Irene Smith, a local affected by Hurricane Harvey, a bag of pet food in Orange, Texas, Sept. 4, 2017. The U.S. Military and relief agencies continue to assist in aiding those affected by Hurricane Harvey. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Austin T. Boucher)
U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Faulkner, Motor Transport Operator, left, and Spc. Elert Nicholes, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Specialist, assigned to 48th Chemical Brigade, unload bottled waters at Port Arthur, Texas, Sept. 3, 2017. Bottled waters, food, and toiletries were delivered out to those affected by Hurricane Harvey. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elizabeth Brown)
It’s Labor Day and the media is rapidly turning to the next big threat. Hurricane Irma is nearly a week away from the U.S. East Coast but it is already being touted as the “next” Hurricane Harvey.
Current fundraising for Hurricane Harvey relief and recovery totals at least
$262,698,751
as of 8 pm EST.
The list of donors, in pdf form, may be found at this link.
U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors prepare to load water and food onto a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk in Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 3, 2017. Hurricane Harvey formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas, bringing record flooding and destruction to the region. U.S. military assets supported FEMA as well as state and local authorities in rescue and relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)
Today’s Notes:
Geophysicist Chris Milliner reports on Twitter that the water from Hurricane Harvey was so heavy that it caused the land under Houston to sink 2 cm, about one inch.
I have seen reports of foreign donations from Mexico, Canada, and Israel.
JJ Watt has raised $19.3 million at this point.
Many Catholic churches held special collections Saturday and Sunday for Hurricane Harvey relief. Next weekend will see even more of the same. I’ll post as I see the results.
Telethons have raised about $26 million, plus. Remember that I am separating business donations out on the list. It is surprisingly difficult to find results.
My list shows that the total raised at this point, ten days into the disaster, is 50 percent of that raised for Katrina at the same time. It is $118 million more than what was raised for Hurricane Sandy at ten days.
U.S. Soldiers unload cargo from the back of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle at Port Arthur, Texas, Sept. 3, 2017. Food and Water were delivered to Port Arthur for distribution among those affected by Hurricane Harvey. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elizabeth Brown)
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke Assists Hurricane Harvey Survivors
One week after Hurricane Harvey first came ashore, donations for hurricane relief and recovery continue to grow. The latest list of donors may be found, in pdf format, at this link.
$232,182,556
as of 10 pm
Today’s notes:
The ABC / Disney “Day of Giving” has brought in $14,300,000 according to reports. This includes both business and individual donations, which I have tried to separate on the list.
The JJ Watts site on YouCaring has raised just over $16 million. Reports are that the money will be directed to the tiny JJ Watt Foundation. Its tax records show revenues of just $1.4 million in 2016, so the amount raised is a HUGE increase. I hope they are capable of managing it.
The Dell Foundation (Dell Computers) is announcing a $36 million contribution to a Rebuild Texas fund. This pledge includes a matching fund drive so, as best as I can determine, $18 million belongs on the list at this time.
Houston Mayor Turner has announced that the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund has received $29 million, $11.5 million in donations, with an additional $17.5 million in commitments. I have listed the difference between $29 million and the amounts already credited to the fund on my list under the Foundations category.
Corporate
$127,638,523
Foundation
$15,100,000
Personal
Telethons in this category raised $22,694,102
$70,424,033
In-kind and cash
$19,020,000
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$232,182,556
Sgt. Sara Cashdollar, an Army Reserve flight paramedic, C Company, 7-158 General Services Aviation Battalion, escorts a mother and her child off of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, in Conroe, Texas, Aug. 29, 2017. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Capt. Loyal Auterson)
