New $100,000 matching grant boosts Town of Palm Beach United Way Hurricane Ian relief fund

The Town of Palm Beach United Way has collected more than $200,000 to help victims of Hurricane Ian, the vicious Category 4 storm that devastated Southwest Florida and other parts of the state in late September. 

And to help boost fundraising efforts, the organization has garnered a new $100,000 challenge grant from the West Palm Beach-based Cathleen McFarlane Foundation, which will match incoming donations dollar for dollar, United Way officials announced Friday.

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