Campaign from former presidents raises $31M for disaster relief

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY OLIVIA BEAVERS - 10/21/17 06:01 PM EDT

A fundraising campaign launched by all five living former U.S. presidents has raised $31 million in donations for disaster relief so far, after a series of hurricanes tore through different parts of the country.

"[T]he One America Appeal today announced its campaign to help Texas, Florida and the Caribbean recover from this catastrophic hurricane season has, to date, raised $31 million in tax-deductible, private funds from over 80,000 donors," according to a press release that thanked major donors for their contributions to the cause.

Their raised funds aim to help cover the steep cost of recovery and repairs, according to David Jones, CEO of the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation. “With damage estimates from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria topping $300 billion and requiring months and years of rebuilding ahead, we hope this strong start to the One America Appeal is just that — a start,” Jones said in a statement.

“The former presidents want to thank each donor who, out of the goodness of their hearts, has given of themselves in such a selfless way to help their fellow Americans,” he continued.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/356562-campaign-from-former-presidents-raises-31m-for-disaster-relief

[iluvtennis]

1. What about Puerto Rico...assuming that they lumped that into the Caribbean??

[BumRushDaShow]

3. P.R. IS in the Caribbean

and I think they wanted to make sure they included the U.S. Virgin Islands (i.e., St. Thomas, St. Croix, & St. John, which are the main islands where most living there are), which has been somewhat ignored (although obviously P.R. has the larger population).

[iluvtennis]

4. Thank you...think I knew that, but in our environment today,my brain is not working on all cylinders

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Oh I know what you are saying!!!!!!!! I feel the same way. Just burned out.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. Correct

If you donate online you can specify who you would like your donation to go to, if you wish.

https://www.oneamericaappeal.org

[Sneederbunk]

2. That's a hell of a lot of paper towels.

[BigmanPigman]

7. The US and all countries are going to be looking at pretty high bills

for just about everything as the increasing effects of Climate Change re-write world economics, politics, etc. Pandemics, migration, relocation of entire cities, civil unrest are just a few of the issues our future generations across the planet will be confronting and literally paying for for who knows how long.