A quick update. As of 10 o'clock Playa time this evening there have been contributions of $7248.01 through Paypal in amounts ranging from $5 to $1000.00. Donations have come from this forum, tripadvisor and another half dozen websites which are watching what's happening here. Please keep up the good work. If you have already contributed, pm or e-mail your friends, family and fellow peeps to encourage them.
Tonite, Heather joined us and we spent some of your money. We hope that was OK. We bought:
- Hundreds of bottles of water
- Milk
- cereal
- diapers of all sizes
- toilet paper
- sanitary napkins
- baby wipes
- soap
- bags of rice
- bags of beans
- cans of corn
- disinfectant
- shovels
- Hammers
- hand tools
- Machetes
- 50 dozen eggs
- cooking oil
- toothbrushes and tooth paste
- cans of tuna
- plastic tarps of all sizes
- cookies
- some soccer balls (we've got kids to occupy)
- cooking pots and utensils
- Canned veggies
- work gloves
- medical supplies
- drums of cooking oil
- a big bag of dog food
- and more
Other folks are buying other things. In addition people have been dropping off food and clothing all day.
YOU DID THIS! THE MONEY AND GOODS YOU DONATED WILL GIVE THE PEOPLE OF MAHAHUAL RELIEF TOMORROW! THANK YOU!!!!!
Tomorrow morning the Big Bastard (with us and Heather on board) will join a convoy of other trucks driven by Jessica and Alex, Willem, The boys from Israel (sorry, forgot the names), Michael Holmes, Luis (jlsl on the forum), a truck of goods donated by La Tortuga Hotel, and possibly others along with Santa Claudia and people from Cruz Roja heading for Mahuahal. Claudia and the medical team will stay in Mahuahal when the trucks return to Playa. In a few days she will have a new shoping list and we will load up the trucks for another convoy.
We are keeping a very specific spreadsheet for every penny received and spent with receipts for all goods purchased. When we get a chance we will put it online for every contributor to see if they wish.
You are all fantastic. Thank you!!! We will write another report and have more pictures when we get back.