It will also donate $5,000 for each home run hit with regular white balls this year, which should help the company increase its total donation to $500,000.
These alone take his total donations to £98,300.
The city comptroller, Alan G. Hevesi, raised the most during the reporting period: $1.4 million, bringing his total donations to $4.9 million, according to approximate figures provided by his media consultant, Hank Morris.
Leading the group is the city comptroller, Alan G. Hevesi, who raised about $1.7 million in the period, bringing his total donations to $6.5 million.
That such statements were grossly exaggerated is shown by the fact that his total donations, 100,000,000 sesterces ($4,000,000 or£800,0000) fell short of the amount reported for this one gift.
The American Red Cross, which has been revamping and eliminating jobs to forestall a deficit, "collects 30 percent of its total individual donations during the holiday period," said Ms. Dyer.
The metropolitan area gives 13% of its total charitable donations to the arts and culture.
With more than three weeks remaining in its annual fund-raising appeal, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund broke its previous record for total donations yesterday, making this the most successful campaign since the fund was established in 1912.
This year, the campaign has special significance as the fund has passed a milestone: Total donations since its inception have exceeded $200 million.
