Capitol dress down day raises $5,200 for Haiti

Posted: 01.22.2010 at 6:08 PM

Read more: State, Lawmakers, State, Capitol, Haiti, Relief Effort, Jeans, Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders

DENVER (AP) -- Lawmakers and staffers at the state Capitol have raised $5,200 for the relief effort in Haiti.

Lawmakers paid at least $50 each to be able to wear jeans to work on Friday, although they still had to wear dress jackets.

Staffers paid $10 each to participate.

Lawmakers also passed a resolution concerning the tragedy.

The money raised will to groups including the Red Cross and Doctors without Borders.

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