The foundation began collecting donations for the city and sending supplies.
Over the past year, the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois has raised just under $250,000.
The Engagement Director of the foundation, Jennifer Smith, says Rockford residents were eager to make donations to Brovary.
"People were deeply, deeply moved by this opportunity, by the relationship with the sister city," Smith says.
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