Hurricane Dorian, Bahamas Relief Mission to Manowar Abacos, 1 of 3.

This is the first episode of our Mission to the Bahamas with Relief supplies. Due to various logistical constraints, we were not able to stop in Grand Bahamas or see the people in our original video of our departure, when we relocated Black Diamond just before Hurrican Dorian.

We had kept the boat many seasons in Manowar, Abacos, an area most effected by Hurrican Dorian. We decided to return here with relief supplies for the island. Manowar is a small island less than a mile wide, and a few miles long, with only 300 people living here. A couple of guys with a small boat, at least here we are able to make a bit of an impact here.

We had corrdinated with an island resident, who is well connected to the local people, a school teacher on the island and involved with the rebuild work that is on going.

What we had brought, might seem strange and bit out of place, regular relief supplies are being handled by larger organizations, such as equipment, generators, fuel, water and food, these are items we can't transport on our small boat, so we asked for a list of items that were small, but important, needed and valueable that we could transport, that they are not necessarily getting from regular sources.

With GOFUNDME: We raised about $5,000 CAD dollars, or about $3,750 USD, All these funds were used for relief supplies, such as medicines, supplies, school supplies, and supplies to assit the volunteers working on the island. No Gofundme funds were used for the Church supplies.

Captain Ed's local Church in Canada, also donated $5,000 CAD or about $3,750 USD, These funds were used to help the Church in Manowar, They specifically asked if their Hynm books could be replaced, Bibles and the Audio Visual Equipment for the Church. We were able to have enough funds to do this.

The American Bible Society, Donated 100 Bibles, and no funds were used for those, we transported them at our own cost.

Abeka also donated the Abeka school books, and some funds were used to purchase some additional ones.

All expenses for the voyage, our flights, boat expenses, our own personal expenses, were paid for by our own funds, both Paul and I did also donate funds to supplement the donations, in total close to $13,000 CAD or $10,000 USD was brought, that would be more than we collected. I will post a final accurate accounting, once I have the time gather and add up and organize all the reciepts.

Our Gofundme page link below, is still growing, and its not too late to donate, as we will be making additional trips back, any further donations will be used to bring more items or as cash donations.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/Black-Diamond-effort-for-Bahamas-hurricane-dorian?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

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