Five ex-presidents of the USA have teamed up to raise funds for those affected by hurricanes

Five ex-presidents of the USA have teamed up to raise funds for those affected by hurricanes

Five former American presidents have created the Foundation «One of America Appeal» to support the victims of the hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Barack Obama, George Bush, George Bush Sr., bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter came together for this good cause. Online donations can be made on OneAmericaAppeal.org.

Five ex-presidents of the USA have teamed up to raise funds for those affected by hurricanes

The current President , Donald trump expressed his support for this endeavor. «We will resist any challenge, no matter how strong the winds or the flood», — he wrote on Twitter.

This was the first collaboration of former presidents after the election of trump. Before that, George H. W. Bush and bill Clinton announced a fundraiser for the victims of the devastating tsunami in Asia in 2004 and hurricane Katrina in 2005.

After a major earthquake in Haiti in 2010, Barack Obama called Clinton and Bush to join the donations.

Funds raised through OneAmericaAppeal will send to the assistance Fund Houston , and Fund the restoration of Texas. In addition, the money can also go to victims of hurricane Irma, who could strike Florida as early as Sunday.

According to the latest reports, Harvey claimed the lives of 71 people and injured more than 200 thousand houses, reports the NY Post. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that the damage from Harvey can be estimated at 180 billion dollars.

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