TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Several local organizations are gathering supplies to send to Jamaica as people there recover from a devastating blow from Hurricane Melissa.
“We call ourselves one family, so with this kind of catastrophe it really gets emotional,” said Evie Larmond-Louden, a volunteer and leader for Tampa CARES.
More than 300 American evacuees arriving in Tampa from Jamaica
The group is a coalition of several local Caribbean aid groups who have banded together to help out whenever or wherever they’re needed.
They’re gathering canned food, hygiene products and other emergency supplies to send over…