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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONG ISLAND BOARD
OF REALTORS
DONATE $5,000 TO RELIEF EFFORTS IN WESTERN
CHINA
August 2008
- West Babylon, NY -
In the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Sichuan Province, a mountainous
region in Western China, the Long Island Board of Realtors announced
that it has made a $5,000 donation to the Embassy of the People’s
Republic of China to assist in the ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts
in the region. The quake which registered more than 7.9 on the
Richter scale is responsible for the deaths of nearly 70,000 people and
the destruction of thousands of homes, as well as, numerous businesses
and schools.
As they have previously done in response to other national disasters
and crises such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United
States, the Southeast Asia Tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina, Long Island
Realtors are again asking “What can we do?” “Realtors
have always responded to adversity with compassion” said Long Island
Board of Realtors (LIBOR) President Mohsen Zandieh, “We
understand that at this time when so much attention is focused on the
Olympics in Beijing, we must not forget about the many people in other
parts of China who are still trying to recover and rebuild their lives
in the aftermath of the earthquake,” added Zandieh.
According to Joseph E. Mottola, Chief Executive Officer of LIBOR, “The
donation from the Long Island Board of Realtors will go toward rebuilding
the areas devastated by the earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China
through a Disaster Relief Account in China
which has been established to oversee the receipt and distribution of
donations that continue to pour in from the international business community,
world governments and concerned individuals who understand the plight
of those in need still living in the areas hit hard by the earthquake
in May.”
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Press Release Contact:
Christina DeFalco
Public Relations and Communications Specialist
631-661-4800 Ext. 358
LIBOR is the largest local Realtor® Board in the Country with ten
Chapters covering the North and South Shores of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens
Counties. |
