Hurricane Berryl Relief Fundraiser - Every Little Counts 💸

Earlier this month, the Medway Culture Club team held their 4th annual Carnival event in Gillingham. The volunteer-led charity decided to run a fundraising campaign at this event and online to support those affected by this natural disaster.

Medway Cukture Club Carnival came a matter of weeks after Hurricane Beryl hit parts of the Caribbean and South America. Hurricane Beryl began to impact several Caribbean islands on July 1, causing extreme damage to islands in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. More than 90 percent of all buildings on the islands were damaged or destroyed, and three people lost their lives. On July 3, as Hurricane Beryl approached Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the entire island a disaster area and issued an islandwide curfew from 6 am to 6 pm local time on Wednesday. There were warnings of a 9-foot storm surge as the storm neared landfall on the island’s southern shore. Eventually, three deaths each were reported in Grenada, Jamaica, and Venezuela. It has since been reported that 13 people lost their lives at the hands of this devastating hurricane, and hundreds more are left trying to desperately rebuild their lives.

Medway Culture Club launched the relief fundraiser ahead of their carnival and continue to collect donations to help those affected by this tragic turn of events. If you wish to donate, you can do so HERE until 7th September.

“A huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far towards this worthy cause”

-Camealia Xavier-Chihota, MCC’s Chairwoman.