The Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens will donate $10 million to the Baltimore Community Foundation’s Key Bridge Emergency Fund, the Ravens announced in a tweet Friday.
Both teams have each pledged to donate $5 million. fundAccording to the foundation’s website, the foundation “works with strategic partners and adjacent efforts to support local efforts to heal, respond, and mourn.”
“Our hearts go out to the victims of this tragedy and their families,” Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said in a statement. statement. “We are grateful for the courage and tireless work of our first responders. The Ravens are honored to support the Francis Scott Key Bridge recovery effort and the affected Maryland families and businesses. We are confident that Baltimore and the state of Maryland will continue to show extraordinary spirit and strength during this time of great need.”
Orioles owner David M. Rubenstein also said in a statement that “our city’s resilience has once again been severely tested.” “Under the leadership of the Governor, wes mooreAnd the Orioles, in partnership with the Ravens, will provide this donation to support the people who keep our city, our state, and our country open for business. ”
francis scott key bridge folded After a cargo ship in Dali collided in the early morning hours of March 26th. (Related: Mayor responds to bridge collapse with a few words)
Baltimore Bridge collapses. Full video.
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The Biden administration has promised the federal government will pay the full amount. Estimation More than $1 billion was spent rebuilding the collapsed bridge. (Related: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Could Cause Massive Disruption to U.S. Shipping)
Grace Ocean Private Limited, the Singapore-based multinational conglomerate that owns Dali, asked a federal judge to cap its liability in the case at $43 million. according to In the Maryland Daily Record.
