La Grange Helps

When Hurricane Harvey hit La Grange five years ago, people from all across the nation and world immediately sent aid. One excellent example of that was a gift of five million Czech Crowns ($237,437 US) from the Czech Republic “for humanitarian assistance to displaced families in La Grange, Texas.” On Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian hit the east coast of Florida. It was the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous 48 states, and there were 129 deaths in Florida alone.

It was no surprise to me that people in La Grange reached out to help our fellow citizens. The Rotary Club of La Grange quickly sent a $1,000 contribution to the Rotary district in Southwest Florida. The La Grange Noon Lions set up contributions for Florida through their Lions foundation. Churches, other organizations and individual citizens responded just as you would expect – with urgency and generosity.

I’m proud of La Grange and Fayette County. We know what disaster means. We know help from others builds hope for recovery. Our community is strong because it cares.

Larry Jackson, President Fayette County Disaster RecoveryTeam La Grange