HOBOKEN – Mayor Dawn Zimmer knows what it’s like to cope with a devastating flood. After the storm surge from Superstorm Sandy inundated Hoboken’s streets almost five years ago, it took a long time for the city to return to even a semblance of normalcy.
That effort was greatly assisted by support from all over the country. Now, viewing the flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey, Zimmer is highlighting ways local residents here can return the favor to the citizens of that Texas city.
“When Hoboken was devastated by Sandy,” she said recently, “we received an outpouring of support and donations from organizations and volunteers from across the country. I’ve heard from many Hoboken residents who are thinking about everyone impacted in Texas and wanting to know what they can do to help in their time of need.
“The most effective way to help is by making a direct monetary donation to reputable organizations or with a coordinated response to a direct request from a local relief organization. I will be making a donation to the Red Cross, which did tremendous work to help Hoboken recover.”
In addition to the Red Cross (Text HARVEY to 90999 to give $10 or visit www.RedCross.org to give more), other organizations that are playing an important role in the relief effort include the United Way (www.unitedwayhouston.org/flood), Salvation Army (www.salvationarmyusa.org/), and Heart to Heart (http://www.hearttoheart.org), to name a few. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has also set up the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund (https://ghcf.org/hurricane-relief/).
For more information on the best way to help disaster survivors in Texas, visit: https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2017/08/29/how-help-disaster-survivors-texas.
