A community town hall meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20 at the Holy Family Episcopal Church in Miami Gardens.
The meeting is in support of the Eastern Caribbean Islands that have been affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
South Florida Caribbean community, business, culture and entertainment leaders from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties in collaboration with The Miami Foundation will meet to determine means of supporting the islands some of which have been extremely devastated.
The meeting will be held from 6:30PM to 8:30PM. The church is located at located at 18507 NW 7th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33169.
Father Horace Ward will host
Father Horace Ward, rector of Holy Family Episcopal, will host the meeting, where those attending will discuss different strategies on how the community can be involved. The intention is to raise awareness of the urgent demand of basic needs, collect supplies, inform of different drop-off locations, raise funds, and recruit volunteers the Hurricane Relief efforts.
“The United States of America, Florida and the Caribbean became one family through the common experience of the impact of the hurricanes this historic season. As a result, we will need each other during this challenging period of recovery and rebuilding,” stated Marlon Hill, Miami attorney and past Trustee of The Miami Foundation.
Record-Breaking hurricane season
2017’s Hurricane Season has been record-breaking, to include massive exodus of residents evacuating to safer places, countries left with hundreds of homes destroyed and millions of dollars needed for redevelopment. The restoration of the devastating effects of these hurricanes on the Caribbean Islands and the United States can be accomplished with the collective efforts of a united community.
For more information visit sflcaribbeanstrong.org or call 305-482-3660. Donations can be made directly to US Caribbean Strong Relief Fund at http://give.miamifoundation.org/caribbean and more information at http://miamifoundation.org/relief/.
