Actor Morgan Freeman helps up an Internet auction to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Freeman, 68, teamed up with the Charity Folks Website to raise money for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

"It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help", Freeman said.

"Now, charity begins at home, so we call on anybody who has even the thought (of giving) to get beyond the thought and help these people."

The auction will open Friday on the Charity Folks website, and run until Sept. 16.

Freeman lives in the Mississippi Delta and his property was spared by Katrina.