By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
HURRICANE repairs were completed on about 50 homes on Grand Bahama through the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation (GBDRF), with recent private donations totaling $450,000.
Karla McIntosh, GBDRF board member, reported in their most recent home repair programme that families in Hawksbill, East Section, West Section, Coral Reef, and Hudson Estates subdivisions were assisted. Fifty-two homes were repaired.
“We are exceptionally proud of all we have been able to achieve in partnership with SBP for so many families in Grand Bahama,” she said.
The GBDRF, which is funded entirely by private donations, along with SBP, an NGO headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and recognised as a leader in disaster resilience and recovery, together donated $450,000 to the home repair programme earlier this year.
Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 storm, swept through Grand Bahama and Abaco in September 2019, causing devastation in its wake.
The Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation is a charitable organisation that was founded by the Grand Bahama Port Authority after Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
The organisation continues its efforts to assist with home repairs for people in communities who are still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Dorian.
Ms McIntosh said: “Since inception, we have provided mould remediation for 144 homes and restored 175 homes, including 52 homes in our most recent home repair programme.
“That means 52 more families whose properties were damaged by the sustained winds and floodwaters of Hurricane Dorian are back in safe, secure and comfortable homes.”
She added: “We are grateful for our partnership with SBP and the remarkable work they have done and continue to do here in Grand Bahama.
“GBDRF remains committed to doing all we can to help the residents of Grand Bahama, but we can’t do it without the support of private donors.”
To donate and for more information about GBDRF, visit https://gbdisasterrelief. org/donations/
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