New initiative asks public to donate funds for possible hurricane response
Published: April 16, 2021 1:52 PM EDT
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The new initiative at the Community Foundation of Collier County is called “Your passion, your Collier.”
The group is working to raise $2.5 million so they have money saved to be able to respond and help minutes after a storm.
This was a key takeaway after Hurricane Irma struck the area in 2017, said Eileen Connolly-Keesler, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Collier County.
“Housing was number one issue,” Connolly-Keesler said.
“A lot of the money went to housing,” she said, adding that, “We want to raise money before we’ve got the actual need. Want it upfront so we can move.”
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