Red Cross Hosting Fundraiser for Typhoon Haiyan Victims at Rose Bowl

By City News Service

The Los Angeles Region of the American Red Cross plans two relief events to raise money for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines this Wednesday, a spokeswoman said today.

"We only collect monetary donations because it allows us to move quicker. We don't worry about shipping, they get exactly what they need, and it helps the country's economy," said Monica Diaz, spokeswoman for the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region.

The group is partnering with ABC7 Wednesday to collect cash, checks and credit card donations at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and the Honda Center in Anaheim, from 4:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Diaz said.

It is also working with CBS2 on a telethon to run Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. "That will be credit card only, by phone," she said.

So far, no relief teams from the Los Angeles Region have been sent to the Philippines, Diaz said.