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Puerto Rico Donations

Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:54:00 GMT

We shared information on charities for Texas and Florida, I am not seeing information on donations for Puerto Rico.

Does anyone know of a reputable group?

Puerto Ricans are American citizens, they need help. 3.5 million American citizens live there.

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kaydee50 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:03:20 GMT

Yes, PR are Americans and have suffered much greater devastation than either Houston or the Keys. I can't believe that food and water can't be brought in via ship or plane. A real tragedy.

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ms traditional — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:05:49 GMT

@Noel7 you're right. they really really need monetary help beause Puerto Rico is in serious financial difficulty involving bond defaults/bankruptcy and cannot go to the bond markets to borrow as well-rated states can. i see our former presidents have added PR to their hurricane relief effort One America Appeal which allows people to donate to United for Puerto Rico and The Fund for the Virgin Islands which also hasn't gotten much publicity. i know nothing about these orgs but assume they do. just some info.

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Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:06:56 GMT

@castlenv wrote:
Yes, PR are Americans and have suffered much greater devastation than either Houston or the Keys. I can't believe that food and water can't be brought in via ship or plane. A real tragedy.

I just heard a report of a man going to a hospital there for help and dying there because they had nothing to help him anymore. 😢

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Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:09:23 GMT

@ms traditional wrote:
@Noel7 you're right. they really really need monetary help beause Puerto Rico is in serious financial difficulty involving bond defaults/bankruptcy and cannot go to the bond markets to borrow as well-rated states can. i see our former presidents have added PR to their hurricane relief effort One America Appeal which allows people to donate to United for Puerto Rico and The Fund for the Virgin Islands which also hasn't gotten much publicity. i know nothing about these orgs but assume they do. just some info.

One America Appeal, thank you @ms traditional for mentioning them, I hadn't heard of them before.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:09:42 GMT

My sister's church sent down a plane yesterday with food, generators and other necessities. Huge drives in New York State as well as NYC are going on as well, I hope other states will do the same.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:12:45 GMT

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@JaneMarple@I found one. I went on Charity Navigator and found the highest rated organization that does international relief. I read about their work and their stats of staff salièries, expenses, etc. Looks excellent, go check for yourself. It's called Direct Relief located in California. I went to their website and learned I could donate through PayPal and designate where I wanted my donation to go... Puerto Rico was one of the options. Done

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Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:12:50 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
My sister's church sent down a plane yesterday with food, generators and other necessities. Huge drives in New York State as well as NYC are going on as well, I hope other states will do the same.

@JaneMarple

That's wonderful! We don't have a large Puerto Rican community here that I know of, geography. I looked online the other day but didn't see a lot of information.

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Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:15:38 GMT

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@JaneMarple@I found one. I went on Charity Navigator and found the highest rated organization that does international relief. I read about their work and their stats of staff salièries, expenses, etc. Looks excellent, go check for yourself. It's called Direct Relief located in California. I went to their website and learned I could donate through PayPal and designate where I wanted my donation to go... Puerto Rico was one of the options. Done

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Again, thank you, thank you !

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Laura14 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:21:02 GMT

The Red Cross is international and supporting their international Cross chapters across the Carribean helping not only PR but the other islands as well. A familiar option if anyone needs it.

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rrpell — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:24:22 GMT

@Noel7

One America Appeal," the hurricane relief effort established by all five living former US Presidents -- Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- will now include aid for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which were hit by Hurricane Maria.

The fund was established to aid relief efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey, and was later expanded to include Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in Florida.

https://www.oneamericaappeal.org/

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Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:24:53 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
The Red Cross is international and supporting their international Cross chapters across the Carribean helping not only PR but the other islands as well. A familiar option if anyone needs it.

Thanks @Laura14

I hope to find one that is specifically for PR, which was also my concern for Florida and Texas.

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Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:25:35 GMT

@rrpell wrote:
@Noel7

One America Appeal," the hurricane relief effort established by all five living former US Presidents -- Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- will now include aid for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which were hit by Hurricane Maria.
The fund was established to aid relief efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey, and was later expanded to include Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in Florida.

https://www.oneamericaappeal.org/

Thanks @rrpell !

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Laura14 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:43:36 GMT

I think Ricky Martin has set up a youcaring account if you want an actual direct reputable citizen of PR.

I believe Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony have also made hefty donations to their home country. Just google them and I'm sure whatever charity they used/setup will be mentioned.

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Noel7 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:54:39 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
I think Ricky Martin has set up a youcaring account if you want an actual direct reputable citizen of PR.

I believe Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony have also made hefty donations to their home country. Just google them and I'm sure whatever charity they used/setup will be mentioned.

@Laura14

I know JL made a huge donation. I don't know if it's open for additional donations but I will look.

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Snoopp — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:08:15 GMT

The Salvation Army responds internationally. You could donate to them.

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software — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:14:04 GMT

I'm sure Samaritan's Purse is there

Also Operation Bullpen, Kurt Schilling's foundation

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mercyMe — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:25:14 GMT

If every adult in the U.S. just gave $5 ... it would be enough for response & repairs. That is how a lot of ministries ask for money (a little given by many can be a lot).

247,813,910 x $5 = $ 1,239,069,550

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sunshine45 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:55:50 GMT

There was a meeting with state officials, Hartford Latino community leaders, and the office of the Governor of Puerto Rico.

During this call the Representative from Puerto Rico made it very clear that at this point monetary donations are the best way to help immediately. They do not have the infrastructure in place to handle getting donations received, let alone stored and distributed safely. There are many relief agencies you can donate to but he asked to channel donations to this non profit set up specifically for Hurricane Irma which has now been overwhelmed by Hurricane Maria.

http://unidosporpuertorico.com/en/

United for Puerto Rico: Together Changing Paths

United for Puerto Rico is an initiative brought forth by the First lady of Puerto Rico, Beatriz Rosselló in collaboration with the private sector, with the purpose of providing aid and support to those affected in Puerto Rico by the passage of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane María.

Puerto Rico needs your support. Join us and help Puerto Rico recover!