# British Red Cross closes Beslan appeal after just one day

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/09/10/british-red-cross-closes-beslan-appeal-after-just-one-day/
- Published: 2004-09-10T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Beslan Crisis Appeal launched on 7 September by the British Red Cross in the
wake of the school massacre in Beslan hit its target within one day.
The appeal 
target was £100,000, and with postal donations still coming in the amount raised
could reach £150,000.

Mark Astarita, director of fundraising at the British Red Cross, said: “I have been
astonished by the speed and scale of the generosity of the British public to the
Beslan appeal. I don’t think I have ever witnessed in my fundraising career such
a rapid response.”

The money raised through the appeal will help the Red Cross provide the survivors
and their families with medical assistance in their homes, and longer-term psychological
support to help them come to terms with the tragedy.

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Meanwhile the Russian Red Cross has raised £1.3 million (68.6 million rubles) within
one week for the Beslan survivors.

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