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CIRA (Cat Island Relief Aid) and
CIHS (Cat Island Humane Society)
These are both non-profit organizations.
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Update from Cat Island
Hello old and new friends. Thank you, Ginger Law and Celeste Gray, for
your efforts on our behalf.
As most of us still have no phone, cell phone signal, electricity,
transportation, web access, communication is challenged.
No persons were killed, no injuries were reported during the storm.
Injuries post-storm to humans are occurring, but none
life-threatening. Animals died during the storm, and many are
injured. Since we have limited communication, we really do not know.
Just this morning someone asked me for assistance for a cat with one
eye “out”. Many dogs that were untied during the storm have been hurt
(machete chop, boiling fat burns) by neighbors who don’t want them
around, scavenging for food. Most are very hungry.
The Bahamas National Defense Force, BEC, Caricom have been present and
working hard to rebuild infrastructure.
Cat Island building codes are strict, and old buildings are strong and
still standing. Roof damage is extensive.
The ease of the web illustrates that we are of one heart and spirit.
But we are not all in one space. Making donations internationally,
post disaster, from persons in one nation to another sovereign nation
is challenging and complex.
If you wish your donations to be used for animal relief, they will be
given to the Cat Island Humane Society. CIHS is incorporated as a
non-profit organization in the Bahamas. Please join our Facebook Cat
Island Humane Society (horse icon). We operate under a board of
directors. Our executive officers are: President- Sylvia Baker, Vice
President, Andrew Seymour, 2nd Vice President, Danson King, Treasurer-
Kay Chriswell, Secretary, Elza Behrens. Food donations have been made
and should reach us soon.
If you wish your donations to be used for human relief, they will be
given to Cat Island Relief Aid, a 501C3 non-profit organization
registered in the US. CIRA was started by Uschi Ingersoll after a
previous hurricane, and they deliver food packages monthly to the
elderly on Cat Island.
Most of us are tired and weary. The mosquitoes and heat are
relentless and most of us have no water. Although electricity was
only introduced in 1993, we are absolutely dependent on it! Solar is
the way to go.
Thank you all for your care and concern. And we hope you will all
come visit soon! The water is (very) warm and we will be “open for
business” any day now! …..Elza
We are happy to have found this blog that give us news from the people we know on Cat. From France we did not realise that Irene was so bad on the island. We are glad to know that nobody has been seriously injured but we are also worrying for Sammy T's dogs: Rusty, Kaluah and Bailey. We love them and they are almost by themselves now. Has anyone heard from them?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the news if you have some.
Isabelle and Fabrice
We returned from Cat Island yesterday. Were there from the 4th till the 11th. Met Elza, Andrew and Kay. Elza and Andrew were working out of the Clinic in Bight as their clinic had damage. Both were in terrific spirits. As of last week Elza had 6 dogs and horse Gretchen living at her house. On the Wednesday mail boat several pallets of hay, dog and cat food, chicken scratch as well as food for the goats arrived. they were working tirelessly through the end of the week and through the weekend to distribute food in the north and south. They are doing great things and all of the support with food and supplies is amazing and it is absolutely getting to those who need it!
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