In response to the wind-driven fires that have caused destruction throughout Hawaii, Present for Life’s Home vs. Hunger team has launched “Residence vs Starvation Helps Hawaii,” a particular on-line fundraising marketing campaign for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related starvation aid efforts in Maui.
“It’s coronary heart wrenching to get information of a pure catastrophe and see how badly it has affected everybody within the space,” mentioned Russ Jones, chair of Present for Life’s Residence vs. Starvation crew. “Maui residents have misplaced a lot, together with companies, eating places and houses, and we’re mobilizing the house business to assist on this time of maximum want.”
Beginning within the early morning hours of August 8, devastating wildfires tore by means of western Maui and destroyed a lot of the historic city of Lahaina. As of August 25, greater than 115 individuals have died, practically 400 persons are nonetheless unaccounted for, roughly 2,200 constructions have been broken or destroyed, hundreds of residents have been displaced and companies have been demolished. Monetary losses are approaching $6 billion, based on nationwide information studies.
World Central Kitchen (WCK) groups are on the bottom in Maui working with companions to get much-needed meals to evacuees and emergency staff. Within the first two weeks, WCK shortly mobilized to the hardest-hit areas and supplied greater than 60,000 meals to first responders and households in want. WCK’s response in Hawaii continues to evolve with the scenario— and by working with cooks and residents from impacted communities, the group adjusts efforts to fulfill the altering wants.
Donations to Residence vs. Starvation Helps Hawaii can be accepted by means of the Fall 2023 High Point Market, Oct. 14-18, 2023, at https://donate.wck.org/HomevsHungerHelpsHawaii.
In partnership with residence business leaders and market makers, Present for Life debuted its Residence vs Starvation initiative at Excessive Level Market in October 2022 and has since raised practically $50,000 for World Central Kitchen. Present for Life’s Residence vs. Starvation crew members embody Chris Amos, ANDMORE; Mark Furlet, ANDMORE; Sharon Davis, ART; Jen Dolan, Arteriors; Jenny Heinzen York, Currey & Firm; Jonathan Cochran, Eichholtz; Monica Loving, Ivystone; Russ Jones, Ivystone; Douglas Self, J. Douglas; and Sandra Standefer, Loloi Rugs.
“In 2020, Present for Life designated World Central Kitchen as our main beneficiary, and since then our board – and our beneficiant business donors – have rigorously adopted WCK’s work as they heroically reply to disasters of every kind throughout the globe,” mentioned Ari Lowenstein, chair of Present for Life. “The pace and ferocity of the latest fires in Maui left a path of destruction and despair and WCK responded in report time. With Excessive Level Market approaching, the Residence vs. Starvation crew noticed a chance to assist the individuals of Maui and created this particular fundraising initiative to instantly assist WCK’s very important work on the bottom.”
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