$250K available to help Durham rebuild after explosion
The United Way of the Greater Triangle, along with the City of Durham, Durham County, Triangle Community Foundation and community nonprofit organizations have formed a single source for funds to help Durham business owners rebuild and replace lost revenue after the gas explosion April 10.
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“The Durham One Fund has collected nearly $250,000 to date,” said Eric Guckian, president and CEO of United Way of the Greater Triangle.
Both funds are still accepting donations.
The Durham One Fund Advisory Committee will also consider requests from nonprofit and government agencies that lost money or had to ramp up services after the explosion. They can request funding from the Durham One Fund through United Way of the Greater Triangle’s Program Leader Nick Allen (nallen@unitedwaytriangle.org).
“The Durham One Fund, hosted by United Way of the Greater Triangle, allowed us to direct fundholders to a trusted, charitable organization that could get financial support to those in need. We hope this can be a model in other counties should another disaster strike the Triangle," said Lori O’Keefe, president of Triangle Community Foundation.
Jay Rambeaut, a first responder and a locator for PSNC Energy, died a few weeks later as as a result of the blast's trauma.
Crews from Utilis Engineering and Tower Engineering were among a web of contractors and subcontractors who had permits to do work in the city on that day. It is still not completely clear who hit the gas line outside 115 N. Duke St.
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