{"id":29181,"date":"2025-11-01T11:04:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/29181\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T11:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T11:04:13","slug":"tampa-groups-gather-supplies-to-send-to-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/29181\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa groups gather supplies to send to Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 Several local organizations are gathering supplies to send to Jamaica as people there recover from a devastating blow from Hurricane Melissa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe call ourselves one family, so with this kind of catastrophe it really gets emotional,\u201d said Evie Larmond-Louden, a volunteer and leader for Tampa CARES.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/more-300-american-evacuees-arriving-123540165.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:More than 300 American evacuees arriving in Tampa from Jamaica;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> More than 300 American evacuees arriving in Tampa from Jamaica <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group is a coalition of several local Caribbean aid groups who have banded together to help out whenever or wherever they\u2019re needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They\u2019re gathering canned food, hygiene products and other emergency supplies to send over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt is serious, because right now, the devastation, it\u2019s going to take years to recover,\u201d Larmond-Louden said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They have a large list of items they\u2019re hoping people will donate listed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1ZBB2461US\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:online.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Volunteers said they hope it\u2019s enough to help people get back on their feet, but with the level of devastation, other groups have also stepped up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHelping people when they feel helpless is a big deal,\u201d said Crystal Casey, operating director for Grey Bull Rescue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Grey Bull Rescue and One Mission have teamed together to further their efforts. They\u2019re using some of the supplies they had saved for Florida hurricanes to help out. They\u2019re asking for donations to fill in the gaps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re fortunate enough to have had a real small hurricane, light hurricane season here in Florida, so it\u2019s up to us to go help others, as many of them helped us over the years,\u201d said CJ McCormick, logistics director for One Mission Disaster Response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tampa CARES is asking for people to drop off donations at the Jerk Hut at 1241 E. Fowler Rd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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