The Town of Stratford and the Hispanic Heritage Committee is holding a planning meeting ahead of fundraising efforts aimed at sending relief to Puerto Rico.
The public is invited to attend at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at the Birdseye Municipal Complex, 468 Birdseye Street, Stratford,.
The group is partnering with the Red Cross, where 91 percent of monetary donations go directly to Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico and surrounding islands.
Money collected will go directly to www.convoyofhope.org.
The Stratford Hispanic Heritage Committee has united with Greater Bridgeport United and the Puerto Rican Parade of Fairfield County to help Puerto Rico.
