Fans Donate $53,000 for Hurricane Victims
South Carolina came away from Athens, Ga., with more than a 24-20 upset of 23rd-ranked Georgia Saturday when the East Georgia chapter of the American Red Cross collected in excess of $53,000 to help in the relief effort from Hurricane Hugo.
University of Georgia spokesman Tom Jackson said cash and check donations totaled $53,000 from the crowd of 84,000, and coins collected will be machine-counted today.
“In my experience, I’ve never seen this much cash come in at one time in any day to any charity,” said Frank Pfennig, executive director of the East Georgia chapter of the American Red Cross, headquartered in Athens.
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