Hope 4 Joe

Hi, I'm Gianna and I'm raising money for my grandpa Joe Salvaggio that has been in the Florida news lately. My grandpa's house in Fort Myers Beach Florida got destroyed in Hurricane Ian after his wife of many years lost her battle with Alzheimer's. After Hurricane Ian my grandpa also lost a very dear friend to him and after all that he had the nightmare of rebuilding his life ahead of him at 84 years old. My grandpa gave his contractor $40,000 and for months the contractor has made little progress. My grandpa loved his home in Florida. He loved to tend to his garden, drive his boat, and enjoy the multiple fountains and fish ponds that he set up on his own. Since Ian, however, he has been staying in a trailer in the driveway of the shell that used to be his home.

There are more interviews if you would like to hear the story from him and follow the investigation into his contractor (links below). I would like to personally thank you and everyone who has helped him thus far. It means so much to me that so many strangers would go out of their way for him while I'm getting ready for college.

Thanks for helping out my grandpa <3 #Hope4Joe

Contractor disappears with $40K from veteran

Fort Myers Beach 10 months after Hurricane Ian

Fort Myers Beach community responds to 84-year-old