Realtors Relief Foundation offers $2000 grants to victims

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(Photo by MJ Pitt) - Realtors John Willis and Deborah Waters are shown at National Night Out on Tuesday, with Fort Montgomery’s Denise Gibney, one of the many community residents who suffered significant damage in the July 9 flooding. Realtor Gillian Kelley was also on hand at the event passing out information about a new grant program for those affected.

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) has announced that the National Association of Realtors and its Relief Foundation (RRF) has approved a grant request for $500,000 to help residents throughout the Hudson Valley affected by the flash flooding on July 9.

Each household affected by this disaster is eligible for up to $2000 towards mortgage, rent, or hotel expenses due to displacement. 

HGAR President Tony D’Anzica made the announcement to local leaders earlier this week; working to get the word out were Howard Hanna Rand Realty’s Deborah Waters and John Willis and HomeSmart Realty’s Gillian Kelley.

More information is available at www.hgar.com. Funds can be used toward mortgage, rent or hotel expenses to displacement, the announcement said.