Sept. 11 Charity to Close Its Doors

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WASHINGTON - A Sept. 11 charity backed by a big celebrity-fueled telethon will close its doors Wednesday, having raised more than $500 million, officials said.

The Sept. 11 Fund collected $534 million, aided in large part by a telethon appeal from some of the biggest names in film, television and music.

The one-night fund-raiser ten days after the 2001 attacks featured George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Bruce Springsteen, and viewers responded by donating nearly $130 million.

The money was used to make payments to victims' families and to provide health care, mental health counseling, legal advice, and employment assistance.

Fund officials said more than half of the money was given directly to victims, a category that included the families of the nearly 3,000 people killed, more than 35,000 displaced workers, and more than 7,000 displaced residents.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041207/ap_on_re_us/sept_11_charity

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1. Oh my God, those are LIBERAL entertainers!

I can't wait to hear the rightwing complain about liberal entertainers helping the 9/11 victims and their families.