DIGGING IN: Mark Whitley, executive director of...
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DIGGING IN: Mark Whitley, executive director of the Costa Mesa-based Easter Seals of Los Angeles and Orange Counties, is amazed at the charity’s financial picture: a projected jump in collections of more than 70% during a recession year. . . . He says: “You know how people don’t talk to each other on an elevator until it breaks down? Times are tough this year, so our corporate sponsors dug in their heels and worked harder than ever.”
Spring Charity
Easter Seal collections in Orange and Los Angeles counties are expected to exceed last year’s total by more than 70%:
1989: $1,801,013
1990: 1,744,976
1991: 2,311,260
1992*: 3,989,810
* Projected
Source: Easter Seal Society of Los Angeles and Orange Counties Inc.
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