Some of you may already have received this announcement I clipped from the Governor’s weekly email update. This will be administered by the Hurricane fund under the Volunteer Florida Foundation, and if handled like prior Home Depot donations, it will be distributed to fund social services to be provided by non-profit orgs/FBCOs based on competitive proposals. So be thinking about how you might help and benefit from this opportunity. And be watching for any invitation to submit a proposal, which we will include in a future alert.

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FLORIDA HURRICANE RELIEF FUND RECEIVED $1 MILLION DONATION FROM THE HOME DEPOTR FOR HURRICANE WILMA

On Tuesday, I announced that The Home Depot has made a $1 million donation to the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund to assist nonprofit organizations affected by Hurricane Wilma. These organizations are instrumental in providing social services to Florida residents and often do not qualify for government assistance to repair and rebuild their own structures. With the help of generous donations from companies like The Home Depot, the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund can adequately assist those in need in the wake of two unprecedented hurricane seasons. I thank them for their commitment to providing Florida's non-profit organizations with the resources to recover so they can continue to help Florida's families and communities. For more information or to donate securely via the Internet, please visit http://www.flahurricanefund.org/ or call 1-800-825-3786.