When I arrived, I learned that Ramses Batista, my co-leader on this trip, Roxana, our agent on the ground in Havana, and Jaimie, our guide from our last trip, were all safe in spite of being in the vicinity of the tornado. Fortunately none of our friends were injured or lost their homes, but all had loss of power and water for several days, and traffic and transportation disruptions in the neighborhoods persist as clean up efforts continue.
Devastation is proven in Ramses Images
Others in nearby neighborhoods didn?T fare as nicely. Ramses photographed the aftermath and his pictures published here display the diploma of the devastation.
Help for those in Need
People throughout Havana are doing what they can to provide water, food, shelter, and clothing to those who need it. Efforts are underway to provide needed supplies for those who have lost their homes.
Purchase Prints or Donate
Rams?S is donating proceeds from the sales of his paintings all through February to support comfort for the households stricken by the tornado. For facts on buying Rams?S work, e mail me here.
I?Ll additionally be imparting 3 signed prints (below) from my current experience to Cuba, and could donate February income of these prints to this reason.
The prints are available printed with archival inks as large as possible on 17x22 inch Museo Silver Rag archival paper. Each print is $275 plus $8 shipping. All print purchases during February will go to the tornado relief efforts.
Tobacco Harvest in Vinales
Tobacco Farmer along the Road to Vinales |
Yank Tank in Old Havana |
Flowers for a Loved One?
Email me right here to order prints. Indicate the print you need and offer your delivery address. You may additionally send a check to:
Rad Drew Photography
814 North Bolton AV
Indianapolis, IN 46219
or
Email me to request my email for sending payments or donations via PayPal. (I don't put my email here because it gets picked up by spammers.)
Donations
Unfortunately, I am now not running as a non-income (yet; I?M running on that!) so I can?T provide the documentation you would possibly in any other case use to claim your donation as a tax deduction.
If you would really like to make a donation, I am going returned in March and will convey what I can.
Bulky gadgets like food and garb are not sensible for me to hold because of baggage obstacles and the excessive cost for additonal luggage.
Cash donations might be given directly to the grass roots group in Cuba that Rams?S has identified as being the most straightforward to look that useful resource receives to the supposed recipients.
If you'd prefer to ship a take a look at, you may mail it to:
Rad Drew Photography
814 North Bolton AV
Indianapolis, IN 46219
Used Cell Phones
Used cell telephones also are in wonderful demand. If you've got an antique cell smartphone accumulating dirt, you may mail it to me at:
Rad Drew Photography
814 North Bolton AV
Indianapolis, IN 46219
I will see that telephones get into the fingers of people who can make them paintings in Cuba, and get them to folks who can use them most.
When I return to Cuba in March, I will bring as a lot as allowed and I can come up with the money for. What I can?T take in March, I will take after I cross once more in November.
Thanks on your help!
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