American Red Cross Welcomes A $430,000 Donation From FPL For Hurricane Relief Fund

This generous donation will support the disaster relief fund in South Florida 

MIAMI, December 29, 2017 – The American Red Cross announced a generous gift of $430,484 from the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) to the Greater Miami and the Keys Chapter toward hurricane relief.

As a longstanding partner, FPL’s support to affected communities and to those we serve enabled the Red Cross to provide emergency shelter, food and comfort to those recovering from the devastation of the 2017 hurricane season.

“We are so grateful to FPL for their incredible commitments to the American Red Cross’ disaster response over the past several months,” said Emily Borababy, chapter executive director. “As fellow responders, FPL understands well the unique challenges inherent to disaster response, and the need to support our organization’s efforts and, most importantly, our volunteers. We are grateful for their ongoing support.”

As the destructive force of Hurricane Maria became apparent, FPL made it known that the company stood at the ready to offer support as it joined with the entire electric power industry to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s electrical infrastructure. FPL also sought assistance from other energy companies in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, providing support to those whose energy grids had been damaged by the storms and helped bring life back to normal for residents. In addition to their tremendous generosity, FPL employees were also encouraged to support these efforts through a company match.

“These relief donations, in addition to the recent deployment of FPL restoration expert personnel to Puerto Rico to help incident management teams from across the U.S. electric power industry assist with ensuring coordinated and balanced restoration across the Commonwealth, complement the incredible recovery efforts undertaken by the American Red Cross,” said Irene White, FPL senior director of external affairs, Miami-Dade. “We really appreciate the spirit of organizations such as the American Red Cross that can dedicate the resources throughout the region needed to provide shelter, food and comfort to those trying to recover from the devastating 2017 hurricane season.”

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