To give to the fund
GIVE BY CHECK Checks can be made payable to the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga with “The Woodmore Fund” in the memo. Checks can be dropped off or mailed to: Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Attn: Woodmore Fund 1270 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 Checks can also be made payable to United Way of Greater Chattanooga with “The Woodmore Fund” in the memo. Checks can be dropped off or mailed to: United Way of Greater Chattanooga Attn: Woodmore Fund 630 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 GIVE BY PHONE Text Woodmore to 91999 or call 2-1- 1 (423-265- 8000) GIVE ONLINE Give online at hcde.org/woodmore.
The Woodmore Fund is beginning to distribute money to the families affected by the fatal bus crash on Nov. 21.
More than 2,000 people across the country have donated to the fund for Woodmore Elementary School families, which is a coordinated effort between the Community Foundation and the United Way of Greater Chattanooga. The fund has received more than $200,000 in donations since the crash.
“The Fund represents a gift of love from members of our community and people around the country to the families,” said Lakweshia Ewing, spokesperson for the Woodmore Fund and Community Foundation board member. “No amount of money can ever compensate for the trauma each family is suffering. Instead, gifts from the Fund are one of the many ways our whole community is reaching out to demonstrate love and offer support.”
The immediate families of the children involved in the accident will receive a disbursement from the fund after they have completed required paperwork, according to a statement from the Woodmore Fund.