American people have always been there for us, I remember they helped us after a storm put down 18000 trees in Versailles, one of them was a 200 years old tulip tree from Virginia
"More than 2.5 million euros were collected, coming from individuals (5 000 French and foreign individuals, mainly Americans) as well as companies and foundations:"
Thank you so much for that, God Bless America !
Only 9% of the pledges for Notre Dame have been honored for the moment. But for Célia Vérot, Executive Director of the Heritage Foundation, "it's normal".
Of the $850 million, how much did the Heritage Foundation collect and how much did you receive?
CÉLIA VÉROT. The pledges we received amounted to $ 221 million, and $ 54.5 million has already been confirmed, almost 25%. This represents 100% of small private donations collected from 233,000 individuals. It lacks the sponsorship money of big companies.