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01-16-2005, 03:28 PM
LONDON (AP) - Paul McCartney and his wife Heather are donating $1.9 million US to help victims of the tsunami, the ex-Beatle's publicists said Wednesday.
They are giving the money to the International Rescue Committee U.K., an aid group that works with the New York-based IRC network, McCartney's press office said in a statement. The charity was "overwhelmed by this generous gesture," according to the statement.
The British government has pledged some $140 million in aid to affected countries, while the British public has donated about $190 million to charities helping with the aftermath of the tsunami.
© The Canadian Press 2005
http://www.canada.com/news/story.html?id=233ec974-0d2c-49b3-90b1-5471c6bd63db
They are giving the money to the International Rescue Committee U.K., an aid group that works with the New York-based IRC network, McCartney's press office said in a statement. The charity was "overwhelmed by this generous gesture," according to the statement.
The British government has pledged some $140 million in aid to affected countries, while the British public has donated about $190 million to charities helping with the aftermath of the tsunami.
© The Canadian Press 2005
http://www.canada.com/news/story.html?id=233ec974-0d2c-49b3-90b1-5471c6bd63db