Emergency Disaster Fund gives more than $50,000 in grants.

The General Board's Emergency Disaster Fund has given a total of $56,535.11 for work in Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, and the African country of Angola.

A grant of $20,000 was given for SHARECircle's work with displaced people and returning refugees in Angola. The funds will provide seeds, hand tools, and education for planting and growing food.

Another $20,000 helps continue work on the Hurricane Isabel Longterm Recovery Project of the General Board's Emergency Response ministry. The money will go to an ongoing repair and building project in Poquoson, Va., which was begun in February.

An allocation of $15,000 went for continued support of Emergency Response work following hurricanes in Florida. The funds will help begin a longterm rebuilding process in Orlando, and eventually in Charlotte County.

A grant of $1,535.11 finalized flood recovery work in Greenbrier County, W.Va. Work on the project ended in August. The money pays for outstanding expenses that exceeded the original grant.

Source: 12/03/2004 Newsline