Supporting my family in Venezuela and Ecuador
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My name is Yaselis Toohey from Venezuela and I have been living in the USA for 25 years, as a US Citizen. Most of my family is still in Venezuela. One group of them (thirteen family members) have fled, with my financial help, to Ecuador, 5 months ago.
After a harrowing escape from Venezuela, my family in Ecuador has been helped each week by me sending money for food, rent and supplies. I spent a large portion of my life savings purchasing a small restaurant for these 3 families to have a place to work and a future because there are no jobs available to foreign workers. For my families in Ecuador this funding will pay directly for food, rent for their small apartment, clothing, medical treatments, supplies and for their small business expenses. This restaurant is new and is not profitable yet. They hope with work, it will become that way, but right now we need your help. This family faces great adversity and discrimination in Ecuador and also many dangers of violence against foreigners.
The way I send the "go fund me" funds to Ecuador is from my bank account cash withdrawal and use Western Union to send directly to my sister, were she administers all the funds to our families.
(This is the Ecuador families new restaurant, in San Antonio, Ecuador)
My family members left in Venezuela are also struggling to find food and pay for anything including transportation, clothing and medications. Times for them are getting more desperate each day. They are in great need of food and medical supplies now since there are shortages everywhere. As you can read in the news, Venezuela is in a state of chaos and this is directly effecting my family.
I have been sending my Venezuelan family members money each week.
Your help is desperately needed. After spending a huge portion of my savings and also most of my salary to help my family, this crisis is getting worse, effects so many, mine is suffering.
I send all "my go fund me" funds: I use a friend in the US who sells dollars to broker in Venezuela, who then gives the funds to my brother directly. It is almost impossible to get US dollars into Venezuela any other way. He directly purchases the food. He collects and makes care packages with essential foods and then distributes to my family and neighbors that are in desperate need.
(This is my nephew and my father, receiving the food care packages distributed by my brother. I have never seen them this thin my whole life).
Please help me make a difference. These funds will go directly purchase food, buy medical supplies, pay rent, and buy clothing. Funds go directly to my brother, who is a food buyer so there are no middlemen and I know all the money is being used for each family member. I am on the phone with my family daily using Skype and they really need your help. I also have a plan to visit in February, if I can afford the costs.
(This is my nephew in Venezuela, catching Iguanas to eat. There is almost no food at any store)
My nephew looks emaciated and is desperately need of your help. Your help would be so greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your consideration,
Yaselis Toohey, Portland, Maine Resident
After a harrowing escape from Venezuela, my family in Ecuador has been helped each week by me sending money for food, rent and supplies. I spent a large portion of my life savings purchasing a small restaurant for these 3 families to have a place to work and a future because there are no jobs available to foreign workers. For my families in Ecuador this funding will pay directly for food, rent for their small apartment, clothing, medical treatments, supplies and for their small business expenses. This restaurant is new and is not profitable yet. They hope with work, it will become that way, but right now we need your help. This family faces great adversity and discrimination in Ecuador and also many dangers of violence against foreigners.
The way I send the "go fund me" funds to Ecuador is from my bank account cash withdrawal and use Western Union to send directly to my sister, were she administers all the funds to our families.
(This is the Ecuador families new restaurant, in San Antonio, Ecuador)My family members left in Venezuela are also struggling to find food and pay for anything including transportation, clothing and medications. Times for them are getting more desperate each day. They are in great need of food and medical supplies now since there are shortages everywhere. As you can read in the news, Venezuela is in a state of chaos and this is directly effecting my family.
I have been sending my Venezuelan family members money each week.
Your help is desperately needed. After spending a huge portion of my savings and also most of my salary to help my family, this crisis is getting worse, effects so many, mine is suffering.
I send all "my go fund me" funds: I use a friend in the US who sells dollars to broker in Venezuela, who then gives the funds to my brother directly. It is almost impossible to get US dollars into Venezuela any other way. He directly purchases the food. He collects and makes care packages with essential foods and then distributes to my family and neighbors that are in desperate need.
(This is my nephew and my father, receiving the food care packages distributed by my brother. I have never seen them this thin my whole life). Please help me make a difference. These funds will go directly purchase food, buy medical supplies, pay rent, and buy clothing. Funds go directly to my brother, who is a food buyer so there are no middlemen and I know all the money is being used for each family member. I am on the phone with my family daily using Skype and they really need your help. I also have a plan to visit in February, if I can afford the costs.
(This is my nephew in Venezuela, catching Iguanas to eat. There is almost no food at any store)My nephew looks emaciated and is desperately need of your help. Your help would be so greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your consideration,
Yaselis Toohey, Portland, Maine Resident
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Yaselis Toohey
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Portland, ME