URGENT BAPARI NEEDS HELP!

Hi, my name is Kennedy and I am helping my friend Ari (also known as Bapari) organize crowd funding while they piece their life back together.
 
On Saturday night, a fire broke out on the ground floor restaurant of Ari’s building. Within hours, the entire building had been destroyed by the flames, including Ari’s apartment that they were subletting. Ari lost everything they own in the fire, except for the clothes on their back and the belongings in their pocket that night.

 

According to NBC New York News:

 

“Fire investigators are still working to determine the cause of a massive fire in Chinatown that caused extensive damage and hurt at least five firefighters.

 

The fire started in the back of a building on Chatham Square and caused the third and fourth floors to collapse. First reports of flames came in around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.

 

It took more than 170 firefighters to get the 5-alarm fire under control by 6 a.m.

The fire destroyed Dim Sum Palace and a number of apartments located above the restaurant.” - NBC New York

 

 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/overnight-fire-destroys-chinatown-restaurant-upstairs-apartments-ny-only/3670755/?amp

 

Ari needs urgent assistance to secure new housing, as well as to replace their computer and hard drives so they can continue to work and generate an income in this difficult time.

 

Funds from this GoFundMe will go to relocation expenses, a rushed passport, re-purchasing essential items like a mattress and clothing, and towards new electronics and hard drives so that Ari can proceed with their May 21st tour kickoff and earn enough money to help rebuild their life ASAP.

 

If you would prefer to use other platforms:

 

Venmo @arielle-baptiste

Cashapp $ariellebaptiste

Any amount helps! WE LOVE U ARI!