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Lt. Governor Jennings Presents Hurricane Relief Fund Check To Volusia County
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Lt. Governor Jennings Presents Hurricane Relief Fund Check To Volusia County
~ County Will Use Funds to Help Individuals Impacted by 2004 Hurricanes ~

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2004


CONTACT:
JACOB DIPIETRE
(850) 488-5394

DAYTONA BEACH - Lt. Governor Toni Jennings today presented Volusia County with its first check from the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund. The check for $174, 594 will be used to provide aid to individuals impacted by the 2004 hurricanes.

"I am encouraged by the hope and enthusiasm I see from the residents of Volusia County after being hit not once, but three times, this hurricane season," said Lt. Governor Jennings. "Thanks to all who have contributed to the Hurricane Relief Fund, we are fortunate to have the ability to aid in the restoration efforts of our state."

The county plans to distribute the funds to help individuals pay insurance co-pays for medical care and deductibles for home and auto damage, replace damaged medical equipment, and assist the elderly with clean-up.

"We have a great many citizens who are hurting as a result of three hurricanes that caused considerable damage here," said Volusia County Council Chair Dwight Lewis. "We are grateful for the assistance. These hurricane relief funds will provide much-needed help to people in great need."

The Florida Hurricane Relief Fund, now totaling more than $12 million, is designed to cover costs not met by insurance, federal and state agencies and other relief organizations. Allocations from the fund are based on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) registrations for each impacted county. New allocations are scheduled for all counties affected by this season's four hurricanes.

The relief fund was established by Governor Jeb Bush to provide assistance to Floridians impacted during the hurricane season. Governor Bush recently announced a steering committee to guide the fund. The committee is chaired by former U.S. Senator Connie Mack, with Tallahassee-based attorney Steve Uhlfelder serving as the voluntary CEO. Vice-chairmen are Joe Lacher, President-Florida, BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. and Clarence Otis, CEO-designee of Darden Restaurants Inc. Also joining the committee are Susan Story, President and CEO of Gulf Power Company, and Tony Carvajal, President of Carvajal Consulting and Management. All committee members are serving as volunteers for the fund.

The fund is managed by nonprofit Volunteer Florida Foundation. All donations are tax-deductible and will be used for the hurricane relief effort in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.myflorida.com or http://www.flahurricanefund.org, or call 1-800-FL-HELP-1. Checks, made payable to the Florida Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund, can be mailed to Volunteer Florida Foundation, 401 S. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301.



Across Florida thousands of lives have been devastated this hurricane season.




Floridians in crisis need your help. Please donate to Florida Hurricane Relief Fund to help the thousands whose lives have been devastated.


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