Hurricane Sandy
Embrace Relief mobilized 200 volunteers to distribute over 23,000 lbs of food, blankets, and cleaning supplies to Hurricane Sandy victims, while also donating $100,000 to local libraries and recovery funds.
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200 volunteers distributed hot meals to 6,500 people and hot soup to 7,700 others.
A total of 23,400 lbs of food, 500 blankets, and 100 boxes of cleaning supplies were provided.
$128,000 was spent directly on relief efforts, with an additional $100,000 donated to local organizations.
Beneficiaries included The Queens Library, The Brooklyn Public Library, Public School 277, and the Nassau Hurricane Recovery Fund.
Relief Distribution and Volunteer Efforts
Embrace Relief, with 200 volunteers, distributed hot meals to 6,500 people and hot soup to 7,700 others. Overall 23,400 Lbs of food were donated and distributed for Hurricane Sandy relief. 500 blankets were distributed along with 100 boxes of cleaning supplies. Overall, $128,000 were spent on Hurricane Sandy relief effort. Additionally Embrace Relief donated to the following organizations $50,000 to The Queens Library $30,000 to The Brooklyn Public Library $10,000 to Public School 277 $10,000 to Nassau Hurricane Recovery Fund.