Help Captain Erik and Family Restore Losses

Dear Friends, Family, and Supporters,

I am Captain Erik's wife, otherwise known as "Mission Control" on CaptainErikLIVE. I am writing this with a humbled heart, grateful for the safety and protection of our family. While my husband, Captain Erik, was in Miami for business with TikTok, hurricane Helene hit Treasure Island Florida - our home. The photo is of our residence several hours before the worst part of the storm. We’ve been completely displaced by Hurricane Helene and have lost everything including our boats and means to earn income. Storm surges of 7+ feet and sustained winds of 110 mph blew up to 8 feet of sand over the roads making them impassable. We still don't have access to the island where our home was located. Locals stuck on the island have reported a Mercedes sitting in the front yard on its side. Our sandbagged doors were blown wide open. Our boats are completely missing (no sign of them) and the house is uninhabitable. We have water damage up to 5+ feet inside and all personal belongings along with our computers and hard drives full of unused content we use to make money online are likely corrupted by salt water. This is the hardest blow as we cannot go back and re-claim the data that earns us money when we're not running charters. The sea took everything back. The aftermath has left us and our family homeless and in urgent need of shelter and basic resources.

As a live-stream creator and charter captain in Tampa Bay, Captain Erik inspires audiences to pursue their dreams by Meeting the Requirements. Where we spend our time and attention affects the outcome of our lives, and we are choosing to view this as the beginning of a new chapter with new requirements. We will be spending our time, attention, and any funds received to:

1. Purchase immediate and basic necessities such as shelter, food, clean drinking water, shoes, and clothing. Initially, this will be hotels, Air B&B, and other housing options as they are available. Temporary housing is filling up fast from displaced victims of the storm and hotels have doubled their prices so this is a significant expense.

2. Purchase the necessary gear required to keep the live-stream going. Creating content requires many pieces including battery packs, phone coolers, chargers, data storage, data restoration services, laptops, keyboards, editing software, mobile lighting, cables, cases etc.

3. Get Captain Erik fishing again. Fishing rods, line, hooks, nets, reels, gloves, pliers, measuring tools, etc. It's all missing or ruined. We don't have a single rod or pack of hooks.

4. Vessel: This will be the most challenging requirement and this cost is not reflected in our goal. However, any amount over the goal will be attributed directly to getting Captain Erik back on the water and creating inspiring content.

Every contribution, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to healing and recovery. The road to recovery will be long and challenging, but we WILL meet the requirements. God is good, and we are trusting in His plan for our future.

From the bottom of our hearts, and with the utmost gratitude...thank you.

With love and many blessings,

Captain Erik, Mission Control, and mini-mc

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