Polish Americans rally to help as Hurricane Florence hits US
PR dla Zagranicy
Grzegorz Siwicki
14.09.2018 12:30
The Polish American community in Illinois was organising help as Hurricane Florence was on track to hit the east coast of the United States, according to a report.
The entrance to a Walmart store is barricaded hours before Hurricane Florence is expected to strike Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. Photo: EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
Polish Americans in the midwestern city of Chicago were donating goods and supplies such as canned food, water and toiletries in a campaign coordinated by a charity organisation, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported on Thursday.
"We are putting our daily routines on hold in order to help others,” Adam Romanowski, co-founder of the Polish Navy First Responders organisation, told Polish Radio.
He added: “With weather, you never know."
The Polish Navy First Responders charity organisation was set up a year ago as a spontaneous drive to help people in Texas, including Polish Americans, who suffered as a result of Hurricane Harvey, Polish Radio reported.
The US city of Chicago is said to be home to the world’s second-largest population of Poles after Warsaw.
(gs/pk)
Source: IAR