Sentences with phrase «on hurricane relief»

John Jankovic, who ran for SA president last spring, was accused of choosing his friends to go on a hurricane relief trip to Puerto Rico and misusing emails during a past election.

Note: It is not clear whether all these organizations will spend 100 % of donations received on hurricane relief and associated expenses.

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Bass Pro Shops is focused on supply resources as their primary contribution to the hurricane relief.

A cartoon version of Mark Zuckerberg visited Puerto Rico through virtual reality on Monday to talk about Facebook's hurricane relief efforts.

Meanwhile, Amazon created a link on its homepage that directs customers to donate to Hurricane Harvey relief.

Many Americans» first encounter with Kanye West was in September 2005, when he appeared on NBC's «A Concert for Hurricane Relief,» to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports on the latest rescue and relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey slammed Texas causing catastrophic flooding.

The group has set up a relief fund, which concentrates on getting medical and water supplies to Hurricane Maria victims.

00:22 S2: People saying that if somebody follows me on Facebook I'll donate a dollar to the hurricane Sandy relief.

James Rivera, Office of Disaster Relief at the Small Business Administration, discusses the impact of Hurricane Irma on small businesses in Florida.

Note: Right now, it is not clear whether all these organizations will spend 100 % of donations received on Hurricane Harvey relief and associated expenses.

If you're age 70 1/2 or older, you can contribute up to $ 100,000 directly from your IRA to a qualified hurricane relief fund without paying any tax on the distribution.

In episode 13, we look at the effects of Hurricane Harvey on aviation and see how airlines are helping with relief efforts.

The airline's dedication to providing extensive hurricane relief on the Caribbean island — and in the continental U.S. — underscores its commitment to leveraging its strengths as a business to rise up as a force for good in the community.

Direct Relief announced on Monday a commitment of up to $ 5 million in cash grants to assist health facilities in Puerto Rico as they continue to address ongoing health needs following Hurricane Maria.

However, at this point in time it is not certain that all these organizations will spend 100 % of donations received on Hurricane Harvey relief.

Earlier in the day, Texas Republican Senator Weber said Congress will most likely vote on the «first phase» of emergency relief money for Hurricane Harvey in mid-September, which however did not incorporate Trump's revised plan and / or schedule.

Sandals Foundation on Monday began delivering emergency relief to Providenciales in response to the devastation unleashed by Category five Hurricane Irma on the Turks & Caicos Islands last week.

On October 4, two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Trump finally sent Congress a request for $ 29 billion more for disaster victims in the mainland US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands; $ 13 billion is set aside to replenish the shrinking FEMA disaster relief fund, and the rest will go to pay federal flood insurance claims.

Caribbean Bar Association Annual Gala Raises Funds for Scholarships and Hurricane Relief MIAMI — The Caribbean Bar Association («CBA») held its 21st Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Conrad Hotel in Miami.

President Donald Trump on Sunday strenuously defended US efforts to bring relief to storm - battered Puerto Rico, even as one island official said Trump was trying to gloss over «things that are not going well,» two weeks after devastating Hurricane Maria left much of the island without electricity, fresh water or sufficient food.

«We are heartbroken to see the devastation that Hurricanes Irma and Maria have inflicted on the Florida Keys and several Caribbean islands, where our ships have been visiting since the beginning of our 50 years in business,» said Frank Del Rio, President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. «The Caribbean is part of our family, and we are grateful to work with All Hands Volunteers and Happy Hearts Fund to create the Hope Starts Here hurricane relief program and do our part in giving back to these destinations.

The MASONIC SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA has established a Katrina Hurricane Relief fund and accepts on - line donations.

While the focus of this week has been, and should be, on the victims of Hurricane Harvey and the importance of relief efforts just getting underway in Houston, baseball is still being played.

Saget is standing on a makeshift platform inside the high - end steakhouse alongside millionaire restaurateur and Hunt & Fish Club co-founder Eytan Sugarman, former Yankees star Jorge Posada and his wife Laura, and other wealthy friends who helped make this event — a fundraiser co-hosted by the Posadas in support of The Foundation for Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria Relief Fund — happen on short notice.

All of the following charities are supporting Hurricane Harvey relief in Houston and are rated three stars or higher (out of four) on CharityNavigator.org.

Therefore, Gugu Guru has joined with friends in the baby industry to offer a raffle where 100 % of the raffle sales will be donated to hurricane relief efforts on the island.

Cuomo continued to call on Congress to fund a $ 94.4 billion disaster relief package for Puerto Rico at a rally in the Bronx on Saturday, more than four months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island territory.

Trump touted the response to Hurricane Maria as he attended the briefing on relief efforts, noting that the territory's officials «can be proud» of the relatively low death toll on the island compared to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Millions of dollars of relief funding are already on the way to countries hit by Hurricane Irma.

«Because of hurricane relief, there wasn't a whole lot of options,» Meadows said on MSNBC.

After Hurricane Maria rampaged across Puerto Rico on September 20, leaving an unimaginable trail of destruction, HTC, Local 6 and UNITE HERE joined in a relief effort to assist members of the hotel union there, Local 610.

The deal that passed on Friday did the opposite by attaching an increase in the debt ceiling to more spending to keep the government open, as well as adding money for hurricane relief without making any spending cuts elsewhere.

In the afternoon, Trump will receive an update from disaster relief organizations on Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.

Astorino focused on a favored theme: that Governor Andrew Cuomo has wrongfully used approximately $ 40 million of Hurricane Sandy relief funding for thinly disguised political ads promoting Cuomo.

Since then, there have been periodic bumps up — thanks to stimulus funds and Hurricane Sandy relief — but those blips on the radar won't last.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Homeowners who repaired their homes hit by Hurricane Sandy will no longer be on the hook for higher tax bills - Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday paving the way for $ 4 million in property tax relief for storm victims.

On Tuesday, it was announced that $ 2 million in federal funds for Hurricane Sandy relief would kick off the design phase of the project.

Now, four months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, the influx is of single individuals who file into the Center located at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, a site operated by the Hispanic Federation, the New York - based not - for - profit organization that has been at the forefront of the relief effort since day one.

On Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, a «silent procession» in New York City is planned in honor of Puerto Rico, to call on the federal government to provide more relief and restoration to the island in the wake of Hurricane MariOn Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, a «silent procession» in New York City is planned in honor of Puerto Rico, to call on the federal government to provide more relief and restoration to the island in the wake of Hurricane Marion the federal government to provide more relief and restoration to the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo took the first flight allowed to land after Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico last week, and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito joined city workers this weekend to aid relief on the island where her own mother lives.

Just days after coming back from a trip to Puerto Rico to assess hurricane damage and relief efforts, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney... echoed what many on the island have been telling reporters.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Responding to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria, County Executive Robert P. Astorino on Friday, September 29, will announce that he is launching a «Hurricane Relief for Puerto Rico» drive across Westchester County.

In the days after Hurricane Sandy, Cuomo became a ubiquitous khaki - clad presence by touring the destruction and by plastering his name in large letters on banners at relief sites.

The school is among eight area campuses that received Ignite «Curriculum On Wheels» systems because of Bush's donation of an undisclosed amount to the Bush - Clinton Houston Hurricane Relief Fund.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — One week after Hurricane Maria invaded Puerto Rico, frustration is growing as relief supplies are arriving on the island, but getting them to the nearly 3.5 million people in desperate need is close to impossible.

Under the provisions of Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. § § 5121 - 5207 (Stafford Act), and implemented by 44 CFR § § 206.36, I request that you declare an Expedited Major Disaster for the State of New York as a result of Hurricane Irene that began impacting the state on August 27, 2011 and continues.

On Sunday, in the wake of Hurricane Maria, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the creation of the «Puerto Rico Relief & Rebuilding Fund» at New York Community Trust.

Losee's Gun Shop of Oneonta & Gerster's Trucking of Davenport are continuing their relief efforts to those affected in Texas by Hurricane Harvey, Jim Losee explains: (Jim Losee 9-5-17) Losee's Gun Shop is located on Route 23 Southside Oneonta; the... Continue reading →

The Democrat announced the relief effort on Sunday, after making a visit to the hurricane - ravaged island on Friday.