A Florida nonprofit is
set to distribute nearly $5 million to survivors and the
families of those killed in the collapse of a beachfront
Florida condo building this past summer.
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Support Surfside was
created in the wake of the June 14 collapse of Champlain
Towers South outside Miami that left 98 people dead. The
organization said Tuesday it would split the money it
collected among 213 survivors and the relatives of those
killed, WPLG-TV reported.
According to the group, the funds were raised by various
groups throughout South Florida and from individual donors,
with the nonprofit’s committee voting to disperse the funds.
“Together we raised nearly $5 million and the entire balance
of what was raised will be disseminated in full,” the group
wrote online.
“None of the foundations involved assessed any fees for this
effort, and all of the time dedicated by our teams was
donated in full.”
The horrified nation watched as crews of rescue workers
sifted through the rubble for weeks in a desperate search
for survivors — although none were found. |
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A memorial for the victims near the site of the
collapsed building.
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The 12-story tower was
in the midst of undergoing a mandatory improvements upgrade
when the collapse occurred. It had been flagged with “major
structural damage” in a 2018 engineering report.
In addition to the funds raised through Support Surfside,
dozens of lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages
are working their way through Florida courts.
