Rotarians set up funds to assist victims of 11 September events

District 7230 | 7250 | 7610/7620 | New York | Washington DC

U.S. Rotary clubs and districts in the New York area have set up funds to assist victims of the aerial attacks on 11 September. Rotarians and others who wish to contribute towards these efforts are encouraged to work directly with the following clubs and districts:

District 7230 (Westchester, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Bermuda) has established the "Rotary District 7230 NYC/WTC Disaster Relief Fund" to support education programs for the children of deceased rescue workers. Contributors can make checks payable to Rotary District 7230 NYC/WTC Disaster Relief Fund, P. O. Box 2, White Plains, NY 10605, USA. They may also wire transfer contributions earmarked for Rotary District 7230 NYC/WTC Disaster Relief Fund directly to Chase Manhattan Bank, Account Number: 261501937865, ABA/Routing Number: 021000021.

For further information, contact District 7230 Community Service Chairman Jim Kushner by telephone: 212-569-3542; e-mail: disasterfund@rotary7230.org ; or visit the district Web site at http://www.rotary7230.org.

District 7250, which encompasses Brooklyn, Queens, and all of Nassau County on Long Island, has established the “7250 Foundation Disaster Fund/WTC-911” to collect funds to aid the families of victims of The World Trade Center disaster who live in the district - an estimated 60 to 70 percent of the total number of families affected.

Contributors can make checks payable to “7250 Foundation Disaster Fund / WTC - 911,” District 7250 / WTC-911 GPO Box 270 Oyster Bay, New York 11771-270. Additional information about this effort may be obtained by

e-mail: rotary7250@yahoo.com  or by visiting the district’s Web site at http://www.rotary7250.org.

The governors of Districts 7610 and 7620 are jointly seeking assistance to provide long-term support to those injured and to the families of the victims of the Pentagon disaster. Contributions can be made payable directly to "District 7610 Foundation", Account # 097104634 [Wire transfer ABA# 056001066] and sent to Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Company, 5705 Seminary Road, Falls Church, Virginia, 22041 USA. For more information, contact Lieutenant Governor Donald L. Wellen, 6512 River Tweed Lane, Alexandria, VA 22312 USA. Tel: 703-658-4878 (R); 703-658-4000 (O); Fax: 703-658-3111; E-mail: dwellen1@aol.com.

The Rotary Club of New York has also set up a special fund to assist victims of the World Trade Center attacks. Contributors can make checks payable to "New York Rotary Foundation of the Rotary Club of New York," The Rotary Club of New York, 28 West 44th Street - Suite 1508, New York, New York, 10036, USA. Or they can wire transfer contributions directly to The New York Rotary Foundation, Chase Manhattan Bank, Account Number: 0331041640, Routing Number: 021000021.

For further information, contact Andreas Runggatscher, the club’s executive director, by telephone: 212-819-0809; or e-mail: ny.rotary@verizon.net ; or visit the club’s Web site at http://www.newyorkcityrotary.org.

The Rotary Club of Washington DC

All contributions will go directly to the survivors who were injured and to the long term-needs of the families of those killed in the disaster.

Rotarians who wish to contribute should make checks payable to:

"The Rotary Foundation of the Rotary Club of Washington DC"

Send contributions to:

The Rotary Club of Washington DC
c/o The Hotel Washington
15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
USA

Or you can wire transfer contributions directly to:

The Rotary Club of Washington DC
SunTrust Bank
Account Number: 014006011
Routing Number: 054000522

Under the US tax code, they are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization with the Federal ID number 52-6040639.

*If you wire funds, please notify the Rotary Club of Washington DC since only the bank name appears on the wire transfer.

If you have questions, please contact:

Monica K. Boner
Administrator / Rotary Club of Washington DC
Telephone #: 202-638-3555
Fax #: 202-393-1529
E-mail: dcrotary@cais.com
http://www.dcrotary.org

 

Source: Rotary International News Basket 725 - 19 September 2001  From: Ivan Polacek. (Rtn. Polacek is also a Rotaryclubhistory committee member)

http://www.rotary.org/newsandinfo/newsbasket/index.html

 

Update 28 Sept 2001 from: http://www.rotary.org/response/help.html