Diocese of Scranton’s Hurricane Collection
 Sets Record for Generosity

            Faithful in the Diocese of Scranton have supported the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts with record-breaking generosity. 

To date, a total of $861,403 has been contributed. That includes $811,962 from the special collection that Bishop Joseph F. Martino asked all parishes to take up, and $49,441 donated by Diocesan Catholic schools through various fund-raising efforts.

 This is the largest amount ever collected for a special endeavor such as the hurricane disaster. The previous record was set just a few months ago, when parishes and schools raised more than $665,000 to aid the victims of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Prior to that, the largest special collection was $510,198 in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in 2001.