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Cyclone Winston relief -Taveuni

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Dear friends, 

Category 5 Cyclone Winston struck the Fiji Islands with devastating force. The most powerful storm to ever make a direct hit, and the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. The eye of the storm passed directly over my family's island of Taveuni, with 325km wind gusts destroying everything in its path. Waimaqera residents lost everything - their homes, school, belongings, and their main source of income - small family farms in which all crops were decimated. The aftermath appears as if a nuclear blast leveled their island home. 

My goal is to raise funds for immediate assistance with basic necessities - food, clothing, bedding, etc. 

For more than 20 years Taveuni has been the home of our second family and so many friends. They took us in and cared for us as if we were part of the family. Their kindness shows no limits, and although they have little material possessions their generosity is unmatched. My heart is heavy as I pour over the photos of the aftermath, and see a nearly unrecognizable place. Nearly every home is flattened, the school is torn apart, the sea wall and coast road is crumbling. There are no more trees, no more crops, and an unsurmountable clean-up effort is soon to be underway.
 
I'm not the kind of person who asks for help, but I feel compelled to do what I can for the beautiful, loving, and kind people of Waimaqera, Taveuni. Many of us area stuggling in our daily lives, but the goodwill you show will be returned ten-fold in the comfort and healing you will provide our families in Taveuni. For full disclosure - upon completion of the campaign I will be withdrawing funds in my name, and 100% of donations will be sent by wire transfer to my family in Waimaqera, Fiji. The funds are going directly to the wife and sons of Kameli Cama.  From the bottom of my heart - vinaka vakalevu. Thank you very much...

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Donations 

  • Grady Dane
    • $100 
    • 8 yrs
  • Jim Aschow
    • $100 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
  • Martin Braun
    • $5 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
  • Heyko Gulicher
    • $25 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
  • Ana Orias Balderas
    • $20 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
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Garey Noble
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Forestville, CA

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