{"id":322579,"date":"2026-06-28T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/322579\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:00:45","slug":"helping-venezuela-donations-continue-to-flow-in-doral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/322579\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Venezuela: Donations continue to flow in Doral"},"content":{"rendered":"

DORAL, Fla. \u2014 South Floridians both within and outside the Venezuelan American community are stepping up to support relief efforts after devastating back-to-back earthquakes<\/a> rocked the South American country.<\/p>\n

The Global Empowerment Mission<\/a> in Doral is receiving donations, including canned food, diapers, and medicine, with 40,000 pounds already in Venezuela and 82,000 pounds arriving soon.<\/p>\n

A long line of cars could be seen at GEM\u2019s warehouse on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have a warehouse already open in Caracas and we are planning on sending at least two flights over the next few days,” Billy Richardson, GEM\u2019s logistics director, told Local 10 News on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Richardson explained how aid from South Florida reaches Venezuelans in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working with one of the bigger distributors in Venezuela that is going to help us logistically \u2015 the trucks and other vehicles to get aid around \u2015 and they\u2019ll be going out to different distribution points to help allocate as much community as possible,” he said.<\/p>\n

Richardson said GEM is asking people to avoid donating water, which is not currently in short supply, as well as \u201csodas and high fructose juices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Richardson described the response from South Floridians as \u201cabsolutely incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Florida and the Venezuelan community has all come out and really supported this cause,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, we\u2019ve had well over 2,500 volunteers in the last few days and I don\u2019t see that stopping anytime soon, which is incredible. It\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related list: Drop-off locations in South Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

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