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As Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, individuals and organizations in Central Florida were getting ready to provide the help the island would most certainly need. “Now we’re seeing the complete devastation…” said attorney Dan Newlin. Newlin said in a matter of hours, he and his team were able to pull together about 500 pounds of supplies, including food, medicine, and diapers. He said two of his planes will fly to Jamaica on Thursday morning. He said first, they’ll make a stop in Miami to pick up recording artist Shaggy, a Jamaican American who has a charitable organization. “He is going to go into the devastation area and actually play a very personal role,” Newlin said. “He plans on staying there. I’m going to be doing the transporting of goods, so I’ll be coming back here and then go back while he actually works his way into the area that has the most destruction.”Newlin said he has a strong connection to Jamaica himself and has been working with an organization that helps kids needing heart surgery on the island for the last five years. He said for this mission, it will probably be three to five flights to bring all of the supplies they’ve gathered. Other organizations and individuals in Central Florida spent Wednesday stepping up too. Including Kissimmee vice mayor Angela Eady, who brought together a task force of groups wanting to help at Solid Rock Community Church on Wednesday night. She said her own experience after a hurricane compelled her to help. “I know every feeling that every single parent that’s over on that island that has children to take care of that they don’t know how they’re going to eat tomorrow, I was there,” Eady said. Their task force is still in the early stages, but she said they will be collecting supplies and donations at Solid Rock Church. “Anything that you’re willing to give, whether it’s your time, your talent, or your treasure, which is your finances, we will accept,” She said. As far as what supplies they’ll be collecting, the church said to keep an eye out for updates on their website here.
As Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, individuals and organizations in Central Florida were getting ready to provide the help the island would most certainly need.
“Now we’re seeing the complete devastation…” said attorney Dan Newlin.
Newlin said in a matter of hours, he and his team were able to pull together about 500 pounds of supplies, including food, medicine, and diapers. He said two of his planes will fly to Jamaica on Thursday morning. He said first, they’ll make a stop in Miami to pick up recording artist Shaggy, a Jamaican American who has a charitable organization.
“He is going to go into the devastation area and actually play a very personal role,” Newlin said. “He plans on staying there. I’m going to be doing the transporting of goods, so I’ll be coming back here and then go back while he actually works his way into the area that has the most destruction.”
Newlin said he has a strong connection to Jamaica himself and has been working with an organization that helps kids needing heart surgery on the island for the last five years.
He said for this mission, it will probably be three to five flights to bring all of the supplies they’ve gathered.
Other organizations and individuals in Central Florida spent Wednesday stepping up too. Including Kissimmee vice mayor Angela Eady, who brought together a task force of groups wanting to help at Solid Rock Community Church on Wednesday night.
She said her own experience after a hurricane compelled her to help.
“I know every feeling that every single parent that’s over on that island that has children to take care of that they don’t know how they’re going to eat tomorrow, I was there,” Eady said.
Their task force is still in the early stages, but she said they will be collecting supplies and donations at Solid Rock Church.
“Anything that you’re willing to give, whether it’s your time, your talent, or your treasure, which is your finances, we will accept,” She said.
As far as what supplies they’ll be collecting, the church said to keep an eye out for updates on their website here.
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