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Manta, Ecuador Earthquake Support

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When I learned about Ecuador's earthquake on April 16, I immediately wrote an email to Jose Mario, someone very close to me, asking if his family members were safe. The next afternoon I received a call from him, his voice not strong, but weak and quivering. "How is your family?" I asked. He said he got word that five relatives died in the earthquake. They were all from Manta, Manabi.

"Five, why! This is too much," he said in a voice that reminded me of a mouse. His older brother Pedro, his younger brother Hector, Pedro's wife Elsa, Hector's wife Teresa, and Pedro's 8-year-old son Serafin all died at home. Their house collapsed. Pedro's three other children survived. They were outside with friends.

I am collecting funds to repay loans for five funerals for these family members and to buy living necessities for the three remaining children.  The surviving children were staying at a Red Cross shelter and are now staying with relatives.

I am also starting an education fund for the three remaining children. Their deceased parents worked hard, with the intention of seeing all their children succeed. More than anything, the three remaining children should have the opportunity to continue on to university when the time comes. That was what their parents wanted.  

With our help, the three will be able to do this.  We don't have to pay for their entire education, just leave each child a small nest egg that will grow and help focus them on their goals, especially at this difficult time.

Thank you for your generosity. Together we can make a difference for these children and set them on a path of recovery and success.

Jurate Vysniauskas
St. Catharines, ON Canada

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Jurate Cecilia Doris Vysniauskas
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Saint Catharines, ON

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