Hurricane Maria Stories

My Hurricane Maria Story: Elizabeth Garrett

A Little About Me/Us I lived through Maria in Carolina and Hato Rey but I am from Detroit, Michigan. I am 24.  I was living with a friend at the time.  I have lived in PR two years. Here is an excerpt: Good afternoon. September 20, 2017, Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico. I moved to Carolina,…
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Press Release: California High School Student Organizes Concert to Raise Money for 3 Organic Farms in Puerto Rico

[caption id="attachment_6140" align="aligncenter" width="604"] Organic Farm Charity website[/caption] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALIFORNIA ADOLESCENT ESTABLISHES NON-PROFIT, ORGANIZES CONCERT TO SAVE THREE ORGANIC FARMS ON PUERTO RICO Irvine County, CA (September 13, 2018) Adharsh Subramanian, a high school student from Southern California, shocked after seeing the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, creates a non-profit, and organizes a benefit…
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Sarah’s Tips for Preparedness: Minimizing the Impact of a Natural Disaster

Sarah's Tips for Preparedness
Both before and in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017), whether in person or online, I have been involved in hundreds of discussions about preparedness. For those of us who've been through a natural disaster, we know being prepared was / is the difference between having one be an inconvenience or catastrophic. Obviously…
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Organic Farm Charity to Hold Benefit for Three Puerto Rico Farms

Organic Farm Charity
[caption id="attachment_6141" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Adharsh (high school student who founded Organic Farm Charity) with Paul and me[/caption] If I were better at writing press releases, that's what this would be but who needs all that pomp and circumstance when there are good people trying to do good things for others? Paul and I are thrilled—no…
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My Hurricane Maria Story: Joan “Juanita” Kirchheimer

A Little About Me I came to Puerto Rico in 1984 to put an addition on the “vacation” house I bought with my sister. [caption id="attachment_6075" align="aligncenter" width="818"] The original house on the 41-acre property between Arecibo and Utuado[/caption] Centrally located in the mountains between Arecibo and Utuado, the 41-acre site is tucked between the…
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