Red Cross gives $1.25M grant to Brooklyn Community Foundation
Will help Sandy recovery program
The American Red Cross in Greater New York, in an outdoor ceremony at Borough Hall Plaza on Wednesday, presented a $1.25 million grant to the Brooklyn Community Foundation to support long-term recovery efforts for people affected by Superstorm Sandy.
In particular, the grant is earmarked for recovery and rebuilding assistance in five Boroklynneighborhoods: Coney Island, Gerritsen Beach, Red Hook, Canarsie and Sheepshead Bay. Representatives of community groups from those areas played a prominent part in the ceremony.
Also present were Marilyn Gelber, head of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, and Rick Russo, senior vice president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber and the Borough President’s Office are partners in the foundation’s Brooklyn Recovery Fund, specifically formed to help Sandy victims.