Oprah's Angel Network was a charity organized in 1998 and involved in various projects such as education supplies, school construction, disaster relief, and other areas.[1]

In May 2010, with Oprah's show ending, the charity stopped accepting donations and was shut down.[2][3]

Hurricane Katrina

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Oprah created the Oprah Angel Network Katrina registry which raised more than $11 million for relief efforts. Winfrey personally gave $10 million to the cause.[4] Homes were built in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama before the one-year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "About Oprah's Angel Network". Harpo Productions, Inc. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network Charity To Close Down". The Huffington Post. May 26, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Oprah's Angel Network - How to Help - Thank You to Our Donors". Opera's Angel Network. May 24, 2010. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mirabella, Linda. "Cash Donations, Benefit Concerts, Celebrity Auctions and Celebrity Volunteers to Benefit Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita". LAStarz. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Building Oprah Katrina Homes". Oprah.com. January 15, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2010.


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