Taft St Relief Fund to be disbursed- IMPORTANT INFORMATION

August 18, 2017

Thank you to all the residents who donated to the Taft St. Relief Fund.

We will soon begin the process of disbursing the funds raised.

Please be advised of this important notice:

1. If your family was registered with the Red Cross as a victim of the 41-45 Taft St. fire, please contact the City of Revere Treasurer’s Office by Friday, September 15. You may call the Treasurer’s Office at 781-286-8136, come to City Hall at 281 Broadway, or send a letter to Treasurer’s Office, City Hall, 281 Broadway, Revere, MA 02151.
2. Please present documentation showing your registration for services with the Red Cross, as well as documentation of your Taft St. address. The Revere Fire Department referred all affected households to the Red Cross on the day of the fire.
3. If you were displaced by the 41-45 Taft St. fire and did not register for services with the Red Cross, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (800-256-4733) as soon as possible to verify your eligibility before attempting to register with the City.
4. The City will make every effort to outreach all of the affected families. After September 15, each affected household will be distributed an equal share of the raised funds. The Red Cross registered household units as those living together as of the day of the fire.
5. This fund is strictly for victims displaced by the June 13, 2017 fire at 41-45 Taft St. Any attempts to inappropriately collect funds will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

With further questions, please contact Joseph Gravellese in the Mayor’s Office at 781-286-8111 or George Anzuoni, City Treasurer, at 781-286-8136.

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