Two weeks after ferocious Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida, donations to the Town of Palm Beach United Way’s fund to provide emergency relief to survivors topped $500,000, the organization announced Wednesday.
Much of that money came as a result of $250,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching grants. The fund was established Sept. 29, the day after Hurricane Ian ripped into Florida’s Southwest Coast as a Category 4 storm and eventually left more than 100 dead across the state.
On Wednesday, the Town of Palm Beach United Way announced two more challenge gifts of $25,000 each from couples who will match new donations to the fund.
