{"id":351498,"date":"2026-07-24T20:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/351498\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T20:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T20:14:08","slug":"gem-relief-efforts-in-doral-continue-for-venezuela-one-month-after-deadly-earthquakes-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/351498\/","title":{"rendered":"GEM relief efforts in Doral continue for Venezuela one month after deadly earthquakes – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

DORAL, FLA. (WSVN) – Volunteers in South Florida continue working on their mission to help victims of the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inside of the Global Empowerment Mission warehouse in Doral, volunteers were hard at work on Friday.<\/p>\n

According to GEM officials, over 200,000 Venezuelans have been helped so far and their relief efforts are not stopping any time soon.<\/p>\n

7News cameras captured volunteers taping dozens of boxes and placing them on a pallet at the end of an assembly line.<\/p>\n

For many volunteers, the act has become almost muscle memory. <\/p>\n

Friday marked one month since twin earthquakes hit Venezuela causing deadly damage and leaving those who survived without food, water or homes.<\/p>\n

For the last month, GEM has mobilized alongside their partners, reaching historic milestones in the amount of life saving aid provided.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve brought over 2,400 pallets so far, about just over $12 million in aid and we\u2019ve done a 1,440 metric tons of aid across 25 planes, five military crafts and 55 containers have gone so far,\u201d said GEM Director of U.S. Logistics Billy Richardson.<\/p>\n

The three pilots who flew the first plane of aid from GEM to Venezuela said they saw firsthand just how badly basic needs are needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we touched down, it was a really hard feeling because we\u2019re experiencing it for the first time, none of us did that before, so seeing what people need and all the devastation, people underneath the scrubs, it\u2019s very hard, but at the same time, like I said, it\u2019s been a blessing because we were able to help,\u201d said Denilson Del-Cid.<\/p>\n

Back in Doral, the community has come out in droves in ways GEM has never seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing all the people that came, especially those first days, we had people from Venezuela, from Argentina, from all over the community, people that didn\u2019t even speak Spanish, they didn\u2019t even know where Venezuela was, and they came here and they donated their time and their efforts, were carrying stuff, were sweating a lot. It\u2019s not an easy job and people still come,\u201d said Ori Calcano.<\/p>\n

Many volunteers like Ori have been at the warehouse the entire month helping out and says she has no intentions to stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo since the earthquake, pretty much the day after, somebody called me and they were like, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re going to build boxes for Venezuela,\u2019 and I just came and I never stopped,\u201d said Ori.<\/p>\n

Over the past 30 days, on any given day, the GEM warehouse is full of volunteers packing supplies to send to Venezuela.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re very grateful because, you know, they\u2019re still in phase one and that phase one is still that survival mode where they\u2019re just trying to get all of the basic needs to just live,\u201d said Richardson.<\/p>\n

Officials said it remains a long road to recovery, with pain that can\u2019t be measured, but they promise that they won\u2019t stop sending help until the Southern American country is rebuilt completely. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re out here helping as much as we can,\u201d said Richardson.<\/p>\n

Richardson said the three items needed most are canned protein, canned fruits and canned vegetables.<\/p>\n

Volunteers are urged to pass by the warehouse and help out if they can with donations or their hard work.<\/p>\n

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