The GMCR gift includes $200,000 for the Vermont and the New Hampshire Valley American Red Cross, $75,000 of which will be dedicated to ongoing relief efforts in response to Hurricane Irene and $125,000 of which will be used to create a model that will allow the Red Cross to build sheltering capacity at a community level across the region.
The $125,000 that GMCR has pledged for preparedness is being provided so that the Vermont & the New Hampshire Valley American Red Cross can spearhead an effort to enhance the local, community capacity to shelter in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.
“The GMCR donation shows great compassion for those impacted by Irene,” said Larry Crist, regional executive for the Vermont Red Cross. “Their gift also recognises that we can learn from this disaster and create some good from otherwise devastating circumstances.”
Source: GMCR
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