The George Foundation To Match Funds For Fort Bend Forward Relief

SUGAR LAND, TX — Just in time for Giving Tuesday, The George Foundation is providing a match for funds donated to the Fort Bend Forward Harvey Recovery Fund, dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000, through April 1st, 2018.

The George Foundation match funds will be directly granted to nonprofit organizations supporting disaster relief in Fort Bend County.

Fort Bend County experienced devastating floods with 22 percent of the county impacted by high water and 200,000 residents forced to evacuate.

In order to assist with the recovery effort in our community, 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.

Since 2016, The George Foundation has granted more than $2 million to support local recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and previous disasters that devastated members of our community.

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.

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.

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