Pop star and actress Hilary Duff is being hailed a heroine
by Hurricane Katrina charities after buying 200,000 meals for two refugee
shelters in Houston, Texas.
Duff bought the meals through charity USA Harvest and they'll be shipped to
the shelters, where victims of the 2005 storms are still struggling to recover
from the disaster.
It's not the first time Duff has helped the victims of Hurricane Katrina
through USA Harvest - she has carried out relief work with the charity.
USA Harvest chairman Stan Curtis says, "Hilary has set an extraordinary
example with her generous contributions to the Gulf Coast victims of last year's
tragic hurricanes.
"With her current contribution, Hilary will have donated over 2.7 million
meals to the victims who still need these generous donations."
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in August (06), Duff
travelled to New Orleans, Louisiana with Curtis to visit and aid victims of the
hurricanes.