
For information, call the Guyana Consulate at (212) 947-5114 or the Guyana Tri-State Alliance at (212) 816-0624. Those who wish to contribute should make checks payable to the National Disaster Relief Fund, Bank of Nova Scotia, A/C# 109780. It will be held at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St., from 6 p.įor security purposes, photo identification is required for entry to Borough Hall. On Wednesday, there will be another community meeting, with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham. The events will collect funds to aid flood survivors, and provide updates on the situation, and will be hosted by Mount Vernon Controller Maureen Walker and Rose Hall proprietors Nowrang Balgobin and Vasistha Ramsamugh. The events are sponsored by the Guyana consulate in New York and the Guyana Tri-State Alliance. Today, a community meeting, press conference and fund-raiser will be held at Elegant Rose Hall, 4848 White Plains Road (at E.

And there are two relief events scheduled for this week. AS THE CRISIS CONTINUES, the effort to get relief to flood-stricken Guyana is going into high gear.Ī grass-roots coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals is busily gathering equipment, supplies and money to aid the victims of severe flooding in the nation.
