SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsSLO Help for Katrina victimsSunday, September 04, 2005San Luis Obispo stores put competition aside and united their cash registers Saturday to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina."After seeing all the images earlier this week on TV we kind of felt compelled to do something," said Mirjam Holt, Store Manager of Coverings. Coverings, Blush, Ambiance, Tails, Finders Keepers, Fanny Wrappers, Salon Lux, and Therapy will donate 20 percent of Saturday's sales for relief efforts. "It's about how much money we can make for these people so lets get all the other retailers together that we think are interested," said Holt. "We called everybody up and they graciously said, yes, lets do it." Holt says they're hoping to raise $5,000-10,000 which will be matched by Rotary de Tolosa. Read More
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