RICHMOND, Va. — Girls for a Change is on the way to Ghana after a storm delayed their flight, causing the group of young girls and chaperones to be stuck in New York for 24 hours.
The group was supposed to board their long-planned trip to Ghana Monday, but a powerful East Coast storm grounded their flight out of John F. Kennedy Airport, leaving them stranded in New York.
After group leaders learned that hotels within a 30-minute radius were fully booked, Dani Brown Lewis, the organization’s development manager, said the group spent nearly 12 hours at the airport before securing a hotel between 3 and 4 a.m.
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Girls for a Change stranded in New York after severe weather delays Ghana trip
She said the unplanned costs for hotel, food, and transportation were not part of the original budget and received some relief through donations…