Blank Foundation donates $2.5 million to Hurricane Melissa relief

The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation released it will provide an initial million to aid in Hurricane Melissa relief efforts in Jamaica and other affected islands According to a press release million will help the work of World Central Kitchen while another million will go to Band Rubicon and the deployment of CARE USA funds World Central Kitchen provides nourishing meals and fresh water in times of predicament and Group Rubicon specializes in ground mishap response and recovery The foundation s pre-investment for CARE USA s Humanitarian Surge Fund aids in providing rapid deployment of guidance for catastrophe relief and will be activated directly according to the press release Jamaica and the Caribbean hold a special place in my heart filled with meaningful family memories The impact of Hurricane Melissa is profound but so is the resilience of people in this region Arthur M Blank declared in a announcement We re humbled to patronage Band Rubicon and World Central Kitchen with an initial grant to help address immediate necessities in the locality with catastrophe relief and nourishing meals While the road ahead will be long our hearts are with those affected and we hope our encouragement brings comfort and strength along the way The Category hurricane slammed into Jamaica Cuba and Haiti leaving mass destruction and at least deaths according to a description from CBS News The post Blank Foundation donates million to Hurricane Melissa relief appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta