Hi Everyone,

My name is Thalia King, founder of Tally’s Heart and The Thalia E. King Foundation. I survived Hurricane Melissa firsthand — physically in the heart of the storm in Western Jamaica.

I witnessed families lose everything within minutes: roofs torn off, homes flooded, treasured belongings washed away, and entire communities left in ruins. The devastation across Trelawny, Hanover, Westmoreland, and Manchester is something I will never forget.

Through trauma came purpose.

This mission is personal — this is home.

That’s why I created Tally’s Heart, an initiative under The Thalia E. King Foundation, dedicated to supporting families in the overlooked rural communities that still haven’t received help.

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⭐ Who I’m Raising Funds For

I am supporting families across rural Western Jamaica — beloved elders, children, neighbors, farmers, teachers, small business owners, long-standing community members, and many others throughout the region who are in genuine and urgent need.

Some are people I have known my whole life; others are families I met while walking through devastated districts after the storm.

Each one deserves safety, dignity, and hope.

⭐ The Reach

Families in:

Trelawny

- Salt Marsh

- Falmouth

-Duncan

Hanover

- Content District , Ramble

- Lucea

- Hopewell

Westmoreland

- Savanna La Mar

- White House

Manchester

- Williamsfield

- Cane wood

- Mile Gully

- Oxford

And surrounding communities where the losses are massive — and support is limited or nonexistent.

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⭐ How Funds Will Be Used

Every contribution will go directly toward:

• Critical emergency supplies (food, water, fuel, hygiene items)

• Roof and building materials (zinc, lumber, tarps, nails, tools)

• Community clean-up and home repairs

• Replacing essentials (mattresses, bedding, cookware, clothing)

• Supporting families who lost homes or livelihoods

• Transporting and delivering supplies into remote rural areas

Nothing is wasted — everything supports families in real need.

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⭐ How Funds Will Reach People

I maintain an active presence between New York and Jamaica, allowing me to personally distribute aid whenever I’m on the island.

When I am away, I work closely with my established, trusted on-ground team — people also rooted in these same communities — to ensure that support is delivered consistently, responsibly, and transparently.

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⭐ Why This Matters

The people I met — including a young man my age who spent years building his home with his own hands, only to watch it vanish in a moment — moved me to act without hesitation.

The heartbreak I witnessed became the reason I couldn’t just stand by and wait for someone else to step in.

People are still suffering.

Many are unseen and overlooked.

And many still have nowhere else to turn.

Tally’s Heart was created exactly for these families.

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⭐ Together, We Can Help Rural Western Jamaica Rise Again

Your donation brings tangible relief to shattered, overlooked rural communities that are still struggling long after the storm passed.

Your compassion helps restore dignity, rebuild what was lost, and bring comfort to hope that was fading.

Every dollar counts.

Every share helps.

Every act of kindness matters.

With your support,

we can rebuild hope where it was lost.

Thank you for your generosity.

With sincere gratitude,

Thalia E. King (Tally)