On December 6, 2012, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States presented a $500,000 gift to the United Way Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund. The event was held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, where Dr. Pu-tsung King, Special Representative of TECRO presented a check to Stacey Stewart, U.S. President, United Way Worldwide and Sheena Wright, President of United Way of New York City. Current and former members of Congress attended, including Representative Elliot Engel (D-NY), Representative Ed Towns (D-NY), Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and former Representative Lester Wolff (D-NY). Hurricane Sandy’s devastation affected 8 million people in the northeast, and United Way will use the generous funds from the people of Taiwan to address long-term community recovery and rebuilding.
