AFSCME Florida Makes Donation to Aid Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Tallahassee – Today, as Hurricane Harvey continues to hit Texas and Louisiana with devastating rain and weather, AFSCME Florida announced a $5,000 donation to help those impacted by the storm. The donation to the non-profit AFSCME Fallen Heroes Fund will provide relief and immediate assistance to those who have fallen victim to this natural disaster.
“Floridians know all too well that once the winds and rain stops the hardest work, putting your life back together, really begins,” said AFSCME Florida executive director Andy Madtes. “Public services, and those who provide them, will be stretched thin for months, even years, to come. That is what we are joining our national organization and local affiliates in raising whatever resources we can to help.”
AFSCME correctional officers helped evacuate roughly 5,000 prisoners. Members of HOPE (Houston Organization of Public Employees, AFSCME Local 123) are doing heroic work with their fire and police colleagues, rescuing flooded families and delivering clean water. Many of the hospital workers of Harris County Local 1550 have been unable to leave work to check on their own homes.
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