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Odile - How can Nomads help?

MexicoTed - 9-16-2014 at 09:12 AM

Please post how the Nomads or anyone else can assist this communities when they are ready. I am posting this because I received two emails asking how to help, get supplies down there, etc.

Ted

CaboMagic - 9-16-2014 at 10:13 AM

Hi Ted,

Some Nomads may recall what we did in 2006 when Hurricane John did his thing ...

I've been contacted by friends and clients asking also. I have some ideas but am waiting until condition & damage assessments reports are announced..

As of this time (Tues 11am Cabo time) cel phones are disabled and very few landlines are operational. I imagine towers are down, and/or services may also be blocked so that emergency agencies/crews can communicate effectively.

I can report - For Cabo - we were advised of one small boat that went down in the marina. No reports of fatalities . A huge darn mess that will surely be cleaned up. .. A comment to anyone that does not know, structures are constructed of concrete - cant be blown down and don't rust .. palapa roofs are gone but they can, and will, be replaced ... we've been thru many storms in 22 yrs .. I'm always amazed and impressed at how quickly Cabo rebounds .. someone is going to make a fortune selling hurricane shutters, which they began to sell in Cabo a handful of years ago ... floods will recede once the water stops coming from the mountains .. please keep the good thoughts and prayers coming .. and our thoughts and prayers extend to EVERYONE EVERYWHERE affected by this storm .

One of the best ways to get funds into hands on the ground is MoneyGram and/or Walmart to Walmart .. If anyone is interested in additional communication, please contact me directly cabo"at"cabomagic.com or call our Vonage 619-819-8634. I will check back here from time to time as well.

MexicoTed - 9-16-2014 at 08:37 PM

Thanks CaboMagic! I know the Nomad community will come together to help.

Bisbee's Hurricane Odile Fund

MexicoTed - 9-16-2014 at 08:41 PM

Bisbee's has set up a Hurricane Relief Fund and already donated $250,000. Check it out at

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https://bisbeesconservationfund.org/donate/CaboRelief

lindsay - 9-16-2014 at 08:48 PM

There is now a gofundme.com account set up for Mulege relief it anyone wants to contribute to it. I used to live in Mulege and I can vouch for the family that has set this fund up..they are from Mulege and their daughter is studying at USD in San Diego now. So, I just donated to that site. If anyone remembers Patty's taqueria next to Casa Yee, it's Patty's daughter Lili who started this fund. So, below is the link for that.
http://www.gofundme.com/ekf82g

I also know the Baja Bush pilots are organizing their efforts and their website is www.bajabushpilots.com

The San Diego organization International Community Foundation is another organization that is well-established with various projects in BCS. Here's the link to them:
http://icf-xchange.org/donateonline/?webkey=bajadisasterreli...

Thanks to all nomads for your support and concern for those affected by this hurricane.

Odile - How can Nomads help?

MexicoTed - 9-16-2014 at 11:19 PM

Here are a couple more ways to donate money, although you need to do your homework and make sure they are legitimate.

http://www.gofundme.com/hurricanerelief-cabo

http://www.gofundme.com/ejfruo

Odile - How can Nomads help?

MexicoTed - 9-18-2014 at 11:00 PM

Here's a couple more. I assume they are legit, but may want to check them out.

http://www.gofundme.com/sarahuarocommunity

http://www.gofundme.com/el0vp8

http://www.gofundme.com/enmzvk

https://www.youcaring.com/other/hurricane-odile-relief-for-the-poor/235896

Ted

Help for the community of Bahia de los Angeles

VermilionSeaInstitute - 9-18-2014 at 11:20 PM

We started a small campaign to help get the essentials to the community of Bahia de los Angeles. We have exceeded our modest goal, so we're expanding our efforts to help even more families in the Bahia de los Angeles area. If LA Bay is close to your heart, and you'd like to send monetary support to relief efforts there, any amount is appreciated:

https://www.causes.com/campaigns/83658-support-vsi-tropical-...

Here's to a speedy and vibrant recovery to communities throughout the Baja Peninsula!

[Edited on 9-19-2014 by VermilionSeaInstitute]

DianaT - 9-19-2014 at 07:21 AM

If anyone is in Baja, check with the local agencies --- the firemen in Vicente Guerrero did a quick food drive and they are taking the items to Bahia de Los Angeles today.

Other communities are probably doing likewise??

wetto - 9-19-2014 at 11:35 AM

Please add any known websites that are collecting funds specifically for Mulege. See the new thread under Questions and Answers. "Mulege specific Relief Effort.
Thank you.

mtgoat666 - 9-19-2014 at 11:43 AM

International Community Foundation (ICF) does good work. They have set up a disaster relief fund. They are a recognized and reputable philanthropic that has done a lot of work in Baja. Www.icfdn.org

MexicoTed - 9-19-2014 at 01:10 PM

Wetto, here's one for Mulege; http://www.gofundme.com/ekf82g

Odile - How can Nomads help?

MexicoTed - 9-21-2014 at 09:59 AM

Here's a site for Todos Santos. As you can see there are lots of donation sites on here, some for specific areas or needs.

http://www.gofundme.com/eskrns

mtgoat666 - 9-21-2014 at 11:32 AM

Sounds like the Red Cross is mobilizing an army...
From ifrc.org

México D.F. 17 September, 2014.- The Mexican Red Cross has announced the opening of its donation collection centres in the states of Baja California, Sinaloa, Sonora, Nayarit, and Jalisco, as well as at Wal Mart department stores to help those affected in the state of Southern, Baja California, following the path of Hurricane Odile.

The Mexican Red Cross sent a first shipment of 2,000 food parcels to the city of Los Cabos to support those affected. There are around 500 volunteers working in the area who have come from the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Sonora, Nayarit as well as National Headquarters to help.

Additionally volunteers are working to complete damage evaluations in Southern Baja California and if necessary further donation collection centres will be open at Mexican Red Cross headquarters and in the rest of the states of the country in order to reinforce the humanitarian aid being delivered.

The members of the Mexican Red Cross participating in the response to support the civilian population are specialist in collapsed structures, damage evaluations, pre-hospital care, logistics support in shelters and collection centres. Mexican Red Cross is working closely with federal authorities, Civil Protection, the Governors Secretariat, the Mexican Marines and Army, to deliver the aid to the people affected as quickly as possible.

The above mentioned states that have opened donation collection centres in the Pacific zone of the country will be receiving the following articles: canned tuna and sardines, rice, beans, sugar, salt, coffee , noodle soup, lentils, canned vegetables, mayonnaise, cooking oil, cookies, powdered chocolate and powdered milk.

Mexican Red Cross will also be receiving cleaning articles such as soap, buckets, brushes, dusters, brooms, towels, detergent, and personal hygiene items among them, toilet paper, feminine towels, toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo, hand soap, shaving razors.

Mexican Red Cross calls on the civil society to help “our brothers in misfortune” from any part of the country through the bank account in Bancomer 0404040406 and through the Clave Interbancaria 1218000404040406-2. In this way ensure assistance for those who need it the most as quickly as possible.



Learn more
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http://www.cruzrojamexicana.org.mx/

[Edited on 9-21-2014 by mtgoat666]

apple - 9-21-2014 at 11:42 AM

I wish the Mexican Red Cross had a donation link up specifically to earmark funds for Odile disaster relief.

burritomama - 9-21-2014 at 12:13 PM

Here's site raising relief for BOLA:

https://www.causes.com/campaigns/83658-support-vsi-tropical-...

I also heard from Antonio Resendiz this morning that Meghan McDonald is coordinating relief efforts for BOLA. I will post contact info as I get it.

SFandH - 9-21-2014 at 05:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MexicoTed
Please post how the Nomads or anyone else can assist this communities when they are ready. I am posting this because I received two emails asking how to help, get supplies down there, etc.

Ted


I've decided that I'm keeping with my plan to leave for the winter in BCS mid-October. But, I'll be doing something a bit different this year because of Odile. I'm going to spend more money than I normally do. More restaurant meals, more boat rides, more money spent on trinkets, more t-shirts, blankets, and whatever from the mobile vendors. Bigger tips, red cross donations, more generous.

Take your money down there and support the small, local merchants! Let's do our part to make this winter a great tourist season for the locals!


[Edited on 9-22-2014 by SFandH]

micah202 - 9-21-2014 at 10:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SFandH
I've decided that I'm keeping with my plan to leave for the winter in BCS mid-October. But, I'll be doing something a bit different this year because of Odile. I'm going to spend more money than I normally do. More restaurant meals, more boat rides, more money spent on trinkets, more t-shirts, blankets, and whatever from the mobile vendors. Bigger tips, red cross donations, more generous.
Take your money down there and support the small, local merchants! Let's do our part to make this winter a great tourist season for the locals!


....an excellent follow-up to first-round support!;D


...there's also some good 1st round groups profiled here..... http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=75453&pag...

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