Sunday, September 04, 2005

Grishams giving $5M to rebuilding effort

John Grisham and his wife are stepping up to the plate:
Bestselling author John Grisham and his wife are contributing $5 million to help Mississippians rebuild after Hurricane Katrina — more than the donations of the NBA, Major League Baseball and Wal-Mart combined.

The NBA is contributing $2 million, while Major League Baseball and Wal-Mart are contributing $1 million each.

The couple is contributing the money to a relief fund they established at a Tupelo bank, BancorpSouth.