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FW: Quick Cat Island Relief Update #3

show details Sep 3 (3 days ago)
Friends,

Just got though all of the emails from today. Keep them coming. Lots of
people doing great things...again......find away to help if you can.

As always, send me an email if you want off of these update threads...no
hard feelings. If you know of somebody that wants to be added, just have
them send me an email. I have added about 12 folks to this growing list of
Cat Islander supporters from last night.

For those of you that sent checks I have begun to receive them and will try
tomorrow to individually get back to you. Thank you very much! Cat Island
thanks you!! Also, many thanks to the wires, cash, and PayPal donations.

For those of you that want to fly to Cat and help out I received the
following from Chris Illing who is on Cat coordinating the distribution of
the much needed building materials and supplies that should arrive from G&G
Ship tomorrow (good luck tomorrow Chris):

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BRING MOSQUITO SPRAY!!!
Things on the island are getting better. The mailboat only arrived today and
it was mayhem. But all goods were delivered and people were smiling from
left to right.
G&G should arrive tomorrow ................
After that:
Friends that come to the island should check with the various small
settlements and see who has supplies and needs help fixing the roof
In the next shipment we should include some cement since some of the
bellcourses need fixing.
We need also mosquito repellent but I'll try to have some come in via
Nassau....the bugs are bad and carry you alive.
Carpenters will be more than welcome.
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I've also attached the HopeDepot Invoice of just my supplies but remember
many people have given generously to the Cat Island Hurricane Relief effort.

I have attached some pictures (thanks Curt for sending the aerial of my
house after the Hurricane - scary picture) that I have received today but no
way I could send them all...way to many...but one thing all of them have in
common is that Cat Islanders need help...so give, call somebody, or get on a
plane and go down and swing a hammer or man a broom....

I've also added some links from emails I have received today. Send me links
and I will share them with this distro list...

AOPA Online: Flight for survival
<http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2011/110831bahamas-relief-flights.htm
l?WT.mc_id=110902epilot&WT.mc_sect=tts>

http://remoteisland.org/content/hurricane-photos

And lastly on a more personal note, my good friend Reynold Butler of
Bainstown called me last night and said it was the worst 22 hours of his
life...he thought he was going to die.... He lost a bunch of material things
but him and God are pretty tight right now...he said "thank god I made it".
If anybody gets to Bainstown...give my brother a hug for me....he needs
one....

That is all I have tonight.....god bless and as always...godspeed....

Steve




From: Steve & Kelley Jenkins [mailto:jenkins13@blazebroadband.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 11:00 PM
To: 'Steve & Kelley Jenkins'
Subject: RE: Quick Cat Island Relief Update #1

Friends,

Thanks for all of the support so far! Keep it coming, we still have a ways
to go and we need to send more supplies over after this boat load gets
there.

I have dropped a couple people off this distro list per their "kind"
requests and added a whole bunch more. The original list has almost doubled
with folks just wanting to help out. If anybody else wants dropped off, just
"kindly" reply back to me...no hard feelings. If you know of somebody that
wants to be added just send me their email address and I will be happy to
add them.

Today the boat was loaded up with the above invoice of the $10,000 worth of
supplies I put on my Homedepot credit card along with Ed and Fern Hamel's
generous truck load of supplies and Chris Illings pallets of water and
shingles.!!!! The boat should arrive Saturday/Sunday under the Cat Island
NEMA Hurricane Relief effort. G&G Ship out of Florida picked up the freight
which saved us about $8,000 in shipping cost. Chris is on Cat now and will
ensure "fair" distribution of all supplies to Cat Islanders who need It the
most from the north side of the Island to the south.

To date I have received checks in the mail, wires, people have driven by the
house and dropped off money, just talking to people, some gave me cash on
the spot and my good friend reminded me about how easy it is to send money
to the relief effort via "PayPal". So tonight he made a very generous
donation as a test run and the money is in there now. If anybody else wants
to make a test run that is OK with me too...Just use my
jenkins13@blazebroadband.com address. Now, just so I don't get anymore hate
mail tonight my disclaimer is simply this. If you know me and/or trust me
and you want to funnel helping out through me than send me your donations.
If not, I would encourage you to give to somebody, something, or some
organization that can help out that you feel comfortable with. Another
option is to pick up the phone and call Store #6372 Homedepot (James Moore
or Tracey) at 954-713-0663 in Florida and tell them what you want to
purchase and tell them to send it over to Gaby at G&G Ship (954-920-9292 ext
239) in the name of:
HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT
THE GOVERNMNET OF THE BAHAMAS
ATTN: NEMA
CAT ISLAND
G&G Ship will pick up the shipping and your purchases will be fairly
distributed by government folks on Cat Island. If you do this if you could
kindly drop me an email so I can pass that along to Chris Illing of
Greenwood Resort so he can make sure it gets distributed properly. I thank
you in advance.
Chris Illing is sending pictures of the island and the relief effort when he
gets a chance. I will collect them up and send them out to this distro list
when I get them. I will periodically send out emails and/or pictures as the
weeks go on, so again at anytime you want dropped of the distro list just
reply back.
And lastly and most importantly I realize that just blindly giving somebody
your donations takes a tremendous amount of trust and that  is a humbling
experience. If you don't give to me...give to something...and not to sound
to corny...get off the sideline and get in the game...it will feel good when
you step out onto the field!!!
Sincerely,
Steve

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Below is from an email I sent out yesterday....


Friends,

I have received numerous calls and emails from supporters of the Cat Island
relief effort. Some people have even drove by the house and dropped off
money. Thank you very much! People have ask about wiring money because it is
quicker to make the funds available to help out. So below is the wiring
information to my BB&T Cat Island Relief fund account. You can still send me
a check and I will make sure it is put to good use. This is a private bank
account and I can assure you every dollar you send will go to help out Cat
Islanders. The first initial load of supplies sails Thursday from GG SHIP
and I am working on items that will go out next Thursday (order has to be to
Homedepot and paid for by Monday 1200 noon to make the boat). Chris Illing
(Greenwood Resort) will be on Cat Thursday to help with the distribution of
the current wave of supplies and will contact me with what else is needed.

G&G SHIP out of Florida is paying for the freight charge if you ship in care
of the "NEMA Cat Island Relief" effort. This is not meant for individual
relief efforts but goes to Cat Islanders and will be distributed by the
Bahamian Government to Cat Islanders who need it the most. If you have
questions you can contact Gaby at G&G SHIP and she can help you out.

Gaby Cifuentes
G & G SHIPPING
Tel: 954-920-9292 ext. 239
Fax: 954-925-5342
HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT
THE GOVERNMNET OF THE BAHAMAS
ATTN: NEMA
CAT ISLAND

Also, I received an email from Graham Waiting who also has started relief
efforts. http://remoteisland.org/content/home/

I am sure there are many more but I have not heard...bottom line is try to
give what you can to anybody that can help out...every little bit helps...

If for some reason there is a problem with wiring money then call Jamie and
she will assist you. Thanks for all of the support so far.

Wiring info below.
(For wiring details and mailing cheques please email Steve Jenkins directly, as I do not think it is wise to publish this info)  Thank you.
Steve Jenkins
I was lucky, my house made it, others did not....Thank you very much for
your support,
Steve
P.S. Again, I have put everybody's emails out in the open so be careful if
you "reply all"...but I did this on purpose just in case people have other
relief efforts going on and want people to know about. Again, find away to
help out...I will apologies in advance if I have included anyone on this
thread that I shouldn't have..
Also, please pass this onto anybody that wants to help.....godspeed.....
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From another email thread.......

Eli...good to hear from you....people have been asking how to help out over
the last couple of days and below is how you can immediately have an
impact.....

Today has been a crazy one to say the least....but we made some things
happen that will really benefit the Cat Islanders.....

Bottom line.... is to make the boat on Thursday that is leaving Florida via
GG Ship to Cat Island I had to have an order into Homedepot by 2PM ish today
so I put $10,000 on my personal Homedepot credit card. I did not have time
to organize how people could individually give.... I had to put a game plan
together fast..... and as you know I am no way, shape or form independently
wealthy..... I am hoping to get $9,000 in donations to cover some of my
card. If you (or anyone else on this thread) wants to help you could send
some money to the following address:

Steve Jenkins
9107 Knoll Run Lane
Marshall VA 20115

I will collect up the money and post who has given to cover this initial
surge of support but I will "not" post how much money each person gave. Some
people obviously can give more than others and any donation size is greatly
appreciated. I will keep the dollar amount of donations private. So if you
can give $5 to $9,0000 I would greatly appreciate it. If I collect more than
$9,000 I will take that money and continue to buy supplies and ship over to
help out Cat. I would like to raise $100,000 if I can...it starts with each
person reaching into their own lives and giving....

Other folks that have jumped in with both feet. Ed Hamel has given
generously and he is shipping  much needed supplies over with mine. The
Bahamian government will be there to receive and fairly distribute over
$25,000 worth of "initial" relief supplies to the locals who need it the
most. Additionally, Cat Islanders have a very good friend in Chris Illing
who is working relief efforts from Nassau. He is sending over much needed
water and food on the East wind mail boat tomorrow. Together this should
help out....but this is just the beginning..it will take a lot more support
to get things somewhat stable over there.

GG SHIP and the Bahamian government is allowing us to ship to Cat for free
which will definitely help out our relief effort.

Thanks for inquiring and thanks for any help you can give. As soon as relief
supplies are on their way to Cat this week, I am flying over to help out in
any way I can. They definitely need the help...

I don't want this email to sound like begging but that is the reality of
things....we need to give back my friend.....

Godspeed............

Steve
540-878-0003 cell

P.S. please forward this email on to anyone that wants to give!....every
dollar I receive will help out our Cat Island friends...That you have my
word on......


On Aug 29, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Steve & Kelley Jenkins wrote:
Update........things r coming together...

From: Steve & Kelley Jenkins [mailto:jenkins13@blazebroadband.com]
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 2:23 PM
Subject: RE: Cat Island Relief

Chris...making the order now with Florida Homedepot....modifying my order a
bit it to add 12D framing nails (he is also sending framing material) to
compliment Ed's order...together we should be up to a $25,000 order...(James
said you called and added $2,000 worth of shingles) shipped for free by the
Bahamian government..should be a good first effort...will update u when the
dust settles....godspeed my friend...

From: A Stone's Throw Away B&B [mailto:chrisilling@live.com]
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 1:12 PM
To: 'Steve & Kelley Jenkins'
Subject: Cat Island Relief

Dear Cat Islanders and Friends,

Things starting to happen:
Tuesday: East wind is leaving from Nassau to Cat Island with lots of
drinking water and canned goods, candles etc
Thursday: G&G is leaving from Florida to Cat Island and should arrive by
Sunday (Gaby please confirm)
Steve put the following order in:
500 sheets 5/8 4x8 roofing plywood
75 rolls roofing paper
150 pounds each of 1.5 and 1/4 roofing nails 150# caps
$10,000 (I can put this on my Homedepot card...which is the limit)

I think this should cover the worst houses.
I will order now an additional $3000 of asphalt shingles

Please have all orders shipped to the following recipient:
Cat Island Relief Fund
c/o Chris Illing
I will be on the island to receive, pay the freight and distribute.
G&G will consolidate for us so we can receive the best freight rate.
(Gaby please confirm)
Philip "Brave" Davis should contact customs and make the import effortless.
(Brave please confirm)
I will make a report on which families are affected worst in New Bight and
South.
Brave please send your report on the families in the North and who needs
help first.

Please keep everyone in the loop on what you are sending down there so we
can estimate what is still needed.

Since we are doing this big effort for the first time (and hopefully last)
please send me any improvement suggestions you might have
Also please keep in mind that the southern islands of Crooked and Acklins
are worse than Cat and will need our help next.
I will try to find out what we can do to assist them.

One more note: There is hardly any gas left on the island. Ezra Russel is
now charging $8 per gallon. That must be illegal. Please make this public
knowledge. Iwill pass it on to the local media. We need the government to
supply gas and diesel.

Thank you everybody and we all act as fast as we can. Let's just think for a
minute before we act too fast.

Hope this helps

Chris Illing