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Local 52 members
provided vital
service to the
rescue and
recovery at
Ground Zero.
various charitable organizations. It has also reached out to help
members facing natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other
tragedies.
For example, the Walsh/Di Tolla/Spivak Foundation established
a special fund to provide assistance to IATSE members
and their families suffering serious financial hardship in the
wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon.
Many IATSE members suffered tremendous losses. Others
were forced to evacuate their homes or lost their jobs and much
of their income in the aftermath of 9/11. The Foundation played
an important role in enabling these members and their families
to get back on their feet.
Similarly, in 2005, the Foundation acted swiftly to help members
and their families in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after
they lost their homes and jobs due to the catastrophic flooding
caused by Hurricane Katrina.
The Foundation played a comparable role in the New York
area and elsewhere on the East Coast after Hurricane Sandy
caused massive flooding, power outages, severe wind damage,
and even a horrific fire. Kick-started with a $10,000 donation
from the IA, the Foundation raised more than $200,000 in contributions
for Sandy survivors and more than sixty IATSE members
received urgently-needed aid.
Most recently, the Foundation rose to the occasion again,
providing financial assistant to IATSE members and their
families in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey in Texas, Irma
in Florida and Maria in Puerto Rico, and wildfires in California
during 2017. Money from the Foundation helped pay for
food, clothing, shelter, and other necessities to affected IATSE
members.
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