Fort Bend Chamber Launches Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX — The Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce and Fort Bend Forward have launched a new recovery fund designed to help nonprofit organizations aiding in recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Fort Bend Forward, a 501©3 charitable organization under the direction of the Executive Committee of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, established the Fort Bend Forward Harvey Recovery Fund.

Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm, caused catastrophic damage throughout Texas and along the Gulf Coast, and caused devastating floods throughout Fort Bend County.

It's estmated that 22 percent of the county was impacted by high water and forced about 200,000 residents to evacuate their homes.

The mission of the Fort Bend Harvey Recovery Fund is to raise financial resources to disburse to nonprofit organizations serving flood victims in our local community.

Funds will be disbursed based on input from the Fort Bend Recovers network of nonprofit organizations and diverse community leaders with no overhead or administrative fees.

One hundred percent of all donations received will have a direct impact on the community and donors may request that their individual contribution be directed to a specific city within Fort Bend County, if desired.

If you would like to contribute to the Fort Bend Forward Harvey Recovery Found, donations can be made online at https://www.youcaring.com/donatetofortbendrecovery or checks can be made payable to Fort Bend Forward (note Harvey Recovery) and delivered or mailed to:

Fort Bend Forward Harvey Recovery
Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
445 Commerce Green Boulevard
Sugar Land, Texas 77478

The mission of the Fort Bend Forward is to meet the literary, cultural, educational, and health needs of the greater Fort Bend County. Please direct any questions to Keri Schmidt 281.491.0216 or Keri@fortbendcc.org.

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