Ford Fund Donating Up to $225K to Hurricane Dorian Relief
As the Bahamas and portions of the United States continue to deal with the fallout of Hurricane Dorian, Ford Fund is stepping up and pitching in to recovery efforts. Ford has announced that it is providing $150,000 in disaster relief aid to regions affected by the hurricane. Ford is also encouraging employees, dealers, and customers to support recovery efforts by pledging to match donations to the American Red Cross and Team Rubicon up to $75,000.
Contributions made to the American Red Cross via redcross.org/ford-emp will be matched up to $25,000, and contributions made to Team Rubicon via teamrubiconusa.org/2019Ford will be matched up to $50,000. At press time, contributions to both total $2,261.60.
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Ford’s contributions to Hurricane Dorian relief include pledging aid to ToolBank USA, which will help provide strike teams with tools necessary for carrying out recovery work. Ford Fund is also donating to HEART 9/11 to assist with recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Ford Fund is a member of the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program and has in the past pledged assistance in the wake of disasters including Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Matthew.
Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane that developed in the Atlantic on Aug. 24. The Bahamas were hit particularly hard by the storm, which resulted in the largest natural disaster in the country’s history. Winds reached speeds of 185 mph, resulting in approximately 50 deaths, over 1,300 people unaccounted for, 70,000 left homeless on Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands, and catastrophic damage to Marsh Harbor.
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