9 News and Red Cross team up for Sandy relief phone bank

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: The remains of homes and businesses burned down in the Rockaway neighborhood during Hurricane Sandy are viewed on October 31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Posted: 11/01/2012

CINCINNATI - 9 News teamed up with the Red Cross and other local organizations to raise money for those who are in desperate need as a result of Superstorm Sandy.

The partnership between WCPO, the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and Matthew 25: Ministries raised $17,285 during its two-hour storm relief phone bank on Friday.

Those who still want to donate can do so at any one of the following websites:

http://www.redcross.org/oh/cincinnati

http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_cincinnati.nsf/

www.m25m.org

For other ways to help victims of the storm, go to www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_news/Local-groups-set-up-relief-efforts .

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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