Dateline New York City 12 February 2001

President Helen announced at our last meeting that generous Rotarians around the world have contributed more than $1.4 million to our World Trade Center Disaster Relief Fund. I want to thank them all and I also want to thank  www.historyofrotary.org  for its generous support in helping the New York Rotary Club with the fundraising.

At our last meeting, our World Trade Center Disaster Relief Fund made its first grant disbursements.

Werner Kobelt, Chairman of the New York Rotary Foundation, presented four checks totaling $227,500 to the following organizations for their support of victims of the World Trade Center attack:

 

1. Fraternite Notre Dame - $20,000 for their outstanding effort of feeding all those involved in recovery efforts at Ground Zero.

 

2. Seedco - $100,000 for their support of lower Manhattan small retailers and manufacturers. Seedco has given $7 million in grants and loans since September 11th.

 

3. The Children's Health Fund - $7,500 to purchase books on trauma and grief for children who lost parents on September 11th.

 

4. Safe Horizon - $100,000, the first group to hand out checks to victims without bureaucratic delays to low-income individuals and families.  

You can see additional pictures from the grant disbursement on our website at www.newyorkcityrotary.org/wtc_disaster/WTC-Grant%20disbursem.%20021202.pdf. You can also read more about the disbursement on our website at www.newyorkcityrotary.org/.

Dateline New York City 1 February 2002

In the latest Bulletin at www.newyorkcityrotary.org/Bulletin/bulletin020502.pdf, you can read, in Reporter of the Week, President Helen’s announcement at our last meeting that the World Trade Center Disaster Fund has received $1,392,000 and specific organizations have so far been approved for grants amounting to $227,000. The organizations are Safe Horizon, $100,000 for counseling for post-traumatic effects of WTC victims, Seedco, $100,000 for the support of small businesses affected by the disaster, Children’s Health Fund, $7,500, some of them orphans due to 9/11 for books, toys, and the Fraternite Notre Dame, $20,000 for food that was provided at Ground Zero from day one. The Reporter this Week was written by Rotarian Kevin Donnelly. 

Compassionate Rotarians around the World have contributed to the New York Rotary World Trade Center - Disaster Relief Fund. You can also contribute at www.newyorkcityrotary.org/wtc_disaster/wtc_donations.html.

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