2017 Hurricane Relief

 

In late summer 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria devastated areas of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico.  The Elizabethtown Rotary Club donated $1661 to the District 7390 effort to provide relief...

Distribution of funds for Hurricane Harvey in Texas:
As a direct result of Hurricane Harvey hitting south-eastern Texas on August 25th as a Category 4 hurricane, damage surveys revealed the staggering extent of Harvey’s destruction: 37,000 homes were heavily damaged and nearly 7,000 were destroyed. Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders reported to the area promptly to offer long-term assistance with disaster recovery; their first volunteers arrived three weeks after the storm.
 
The D7390 Hurricane Relief fund has supported Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders in Texas:
  • $10,000.00 was sent to assist with the set-up of the volunteer camp and to hire caseworkers and construction supervisors.
  • The Rotary Club of Space Center in Houston TX is raising $36,000.00 to support Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders’ restoration efforts. Being short $6,500.00, D7390 has sent this amount to the Rotary Club of Space Center Endowment Foundation. $36,000.00 provides funding to purchase the materials necessary to restore two homes.
Distribution of funds for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico:
The D7390 Hurricane Relief fund balance of $27,016.00 is dedicated to a restoration project in Puerto Rico. A fellow Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Ithaca New York is from Puerto Rico and is working with four Rotary clubs there. Projects in the planning stage include new roofs, appliances, and other restoration efforts.
 
We will keep you posted as these projects materialize and checks(s) are disbursed to Puerto Rico.
 
In the spirit of Service Above Self, the $43,566.00 raised by our fellow D7390 Rotarians will provide the finances to restore homes of many families who fell victim to the uncontrollable destruction of hurricane wind and rain.
 
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