Walk For Evia (North Evia Fire Relief Fund)

Irene Taptas is organizing this fundraiser.

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My name is Irene. My family and I have a home in Limni, North Evia, one of the villages affected by the devastating wildfires in August 2021. The fires burned tens of thousands of acres of land and destroyed entire villages. Resin farmers, beekeepers and olive oil producers lost their crops, trees and produce. As a result thousands of people have lost their livelihoods and are at risk of landslides and floods due to the unsteady burnt soil. I organised a 10 Kilometer walk on the 22nd of August, for family and friends to participate in, in order to raise awareness and money to support those worse affected by the fires.

I have been in contact with the news organisation Greek Reporter, and they have agreed for my fund to contribute to their 'Greece Relief Fund'. Their plan for how the funds will be distributed is below. More information can be found on their GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-evia-greece.

Greece Relief Fund (GRF) is an emergency fund set up by the news organization Greek Reporter to help the victims of the great fires of August 2021 on the Greek Island of Evia, Greece. The fires were raging uncontrolled for an unprecedented nine days bringing unimaginable devastation on this Greek island in what became known as the worst ecological disaster of Greece. More than fifteen villages were evacuated and hundreds of homes have turned to ashes. Surrounding nature is dead. The Fund will offer direct relief to the families who lost their primary home from the fire on Evia.

How we will distribute the Funds raised here:
Greek Reporter's team on the island, besides reporting on the situation from the first day, they have already started to identify the families that need these funds the most. We are also working with the local authorities in helping identify those individuals and their financial situation. The funds will be broken up into increments of 2,000 USD and dispersed directly to the bank accounts of the fire victims.

Absolute Transparency
The funds will be handed in the form of cashiers checks or wire transfers, directly to the victims. No other intermediary "authority," private or public, will have access to the funds collected by this fundraiser. The action will be broadcasted live on facebook for absolute transparency.

Thank you so much for considering to help the fire victims of Evia.