Grisham donates for Katrina fund

TUPELO: Best selling writer John Grisham and his wife will contribute $5 million to a relief fund they established this week to help Mississippians rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. The Grishams will deposit the money at Bancorp South in Tupelo. The bank will then handle all money for the effort, named the Rebuild the Coast Fund Organisation. The next step, Grisham said, is to hire a small staff to evaluate the hundreds — perhaps thousands — of requests for aid. The couple hopes to initially employ coast residents who have lost their jobs and are familiar with the area.