Hurricane Relief Funds Sent to Fellow Americans

10/2/2017

Collegiate School students, faculty and staff are grateful for the support the school community has shown over the past month for fellow Americans impacted by Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.

During the School's Sept. 13 day of support, which featured a JK-12th Grade bake sale and a special red, white and blue dress day, the community (including alums and parents of alums) raised more than $7,500. Those contributions will be distributed to the three organizations listed below, to provide long-term assistance to those in need:

BakerRipley, a long-established nonprofit located in Houston that operates community centers, Head Start programs, charter schools and senior centers in low-income areas of the city.

Florida Disaster Fund, which is the state of Florida’s official private fund established to assist Florida’s communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster. All 100% of funds raised will go toward disaster-related response and recovery; there are no overhead costs.

United for Puerto Rico, which is the relief organization for the U.S. territory that Beatriz Rosselló, the First Lady of Puerto Rico, is endorsing and encouraging supporters to fund.

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