Beyonce Knowles Makes Donation of $100k to Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund to Aid Texas Victims of Hurricane Ike

Beyonce Knowles Makes Donation of $100k to Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund to Aid Texas Victims of Hurricane Ike

Survivor Foundation Fundraiser Details TBA

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyonce Knowles has made a personal donation of $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund benefiting victims of Hurricane Ike in the Greater Houston area who've lost homes, property, and jobs.

The Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund was established at the request of Houston Mayor Bill White to help fill unmet human needs for victims of Hurricane Ike primarily in Galveston, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Harris and Montgomery counties.

The Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund will provide aid to nonprofit organizations providing immediate relief in the area including shelter and temporary housing, food and household supplies, transportation and child care.

For more information on the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund and how to donate, please visit www.ghcf.org

Beyonce is currently organizing a fundraising benefit for Hurricane Ike Relief through the Survivor Foundation with full details TBA

ABOUT THE SURVIVOR FOUNDATION:

The Survivor Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization designed to assist persons displaced whose lives have been affected by disasters, natural or otherwise. The Survivor Foundation, a family charity supported by Beyonce, Mathew and Tina Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Solange Knowles, also helps people in need, providing assistance to children and to those suffering from AIDS and homelessness.

Over the past few years, the Survivor Foundation has donated over two and a half million dollars just in the Houston area alone. Initiatives with the Knowles-Rowland Center, Knowles Rowland Temenos Place Apartments, Houston Habitat for Humanity, the Beyonce Experience World Tour Food Drives, Annual Music World Cares "Holiday Carnival," and Hurricane Katrina Relief are just a few of the community efforts of the Survivor Foundation with Beyonce being the major contributor.

To learn more, please visit www.thesurvivorfoundation.com

Source: Music World Music/Columbia Records

CONTACT: Yvette Noel-Schure, Columbia Records, Media, New York,
+1-212-833-4483, Yvette.Noel-Schure@sonybmg.com

Web Site: http://www.ghcf.org/
http://www.thesurvivorfoundation.com/

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