Long-time friends — Sharnell Hall, a local Tallahassee business owner, and Shakeria Sampson, a Jamaican native — are teaming up to collect donations for residents in Jamaica for recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa.
- Hurricane Melissa impacted about 400,000 people in Jamaica after making landfall on October 28th, according to the Government of Jamaica.
- Donations can be dropped off at Nell’d It located a 1560 Capital Circle NW, Unit 4 on Nov. 9th from 3:00-4:30 p.m., Nov. 13th and 14th from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
- Watch the video below to find out why these neighbors are getting involved in the international recovery.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
It’s been almost two weeks since Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the southern coast of Jamaica, and as the road to recovery continues, some of the work is starting here at home in Tallahassee.
For the owner of Nell’d It Paint Parties, Sharnell Hall, this mission started with a conversation…