SCV OPENS UP WALLETS, HEARTS WITH DONATIONS.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA - The city's 911 SCV Relief Effort has netted $56,000 so far for survivors of the terrorist attacks on New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and the Pentagon. Local residents, businesses, clubs and churches have made donations from pocket change to sizable checks. The fund will be divided among seven relief organizations. The Santa Clarita City Council contributed a $25,000 match. The money continues to come in, said Pam Matsuoka, a community services analyst for the city. On Monday, Matsuoka was counting through the latest contributions. ``I have about $30 or so here,'' she said. ``It comes in change, which adds up, and some bigger corporate donations.'' The fund-raising started at a Sept. 21 support rally at City Hall, where donations can still be submitted. Donors are asked to earmark earmark taking a piece out of the edge or center of the ear with a punch as an identification mark. The shape of the mark may be registerable under local legislation. their contributions to the September 11th Fund The September 11th Fund was created by the New York Community Trust [1] and the United Way of New York City[2] in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. , the International Association of Firefighters, the NY State Fraternal Order of Police The Fraternal Order of Police is a US-based organization of sworn law enforcement officers. It is the world's largest organization of rank and file sworn officers, with over 2100 local lodges and over 325,000 members. Wives and Children's fund, the Salvation Army, the National Organization for Victims Assistance, Feed the Children and the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . |
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