News Americas, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Fri. Sept. 27, 2019: The Caribbean community across the United States will host a Day of Giving ‘mediathon’ on Saturday October 26th in support of the islands of the islands of the Bahamas recently devastated by Hurricane Dorian.
Building on the success of the 2017 Caribbean Day of Giving, (CDOG) initiative, the 2019 mediathon is an all-day effort to mobilize the Caribbean Diaspora and friends of the Caribbean to donate to the relief efforts.
Through a
growing list of participating media partners including Irie Jam Radio
93.5FM/IrieJam 360 and One Caribbean Television, monetary donations will be
raised to support displaced residents of the affected islands. In addition to
music, programs will feature interviews with Caribbean Government officials as
well as representatives of CARICOM, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management
Agency, (CDEMA), Inter-American Development Bank, (IDB) among other agencies
who will share their first- hand experiences with the devastating impact of
climate change, and provide updates on the relief, recovery and rebuilding
efforts. Ambassadors, Consuls General, elected officials, notable
personalities, and community leaders will be present to encourage the community
and friends of the Caribbean to give to this effort.
“The catastrophic impact and frequency of recent Atlantic storms such as
Hurricane Dorian is sadly the reality of the impact of climate change on our
Caribbean islands,” lead coordinator, Dr. Omyma David said. “Each
time, our diaspora and friends of the Caribbean responds immediately with
tremendous goodwill; however, the road to recovery is long and costly.
Caribbean Day of Giving helps to build a culture of giving over the long-term.”
The humanitarian initiative has received the endorsement and support of the New
York CARICOM Consular Corps and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President
Eric Adams among others.
Monetary donations during the 2019 mediathon will go directly to the Caribbean
Day of Giving, (CDOG) charity partners, namely: the Bahamian American
Association Inc., (BAAI) in New York City, the American Foundation of the
University of the West Indies, (AFUWI) and the Sandals Foundation. The relief
efforts will benefit several agencies actively on the ground in the Bahamas
including CDEMA, HeadKnowles Bahamas, Hands for Hunger and Samaritan’s Purse.
Caribbean Diaspora and friends of the Caribbean are also encouraged to support
ongoing hurricane relief drives organized across United States and join the
#Caribbeandayofgiving #Caribbeandiasporagiving campaign.
The Caribbean Day of Giving, (CDOG) is organized by a Caribbean Diaspora
Disaster Relief Coalition in response to recent devastating storms and the
increasing vulnerability of our small island states. This growing alliance of
community leaders across the Caribbean diaspora was organized to help build
capacity and strengthen response to natural disasters in the Caribbean region
by promoting a collective response to disaster relief among the Caribbean
diaspora.
For more information visit website: caribbeandayofgiving.com; Facebook: facebook.com/CaribbeanDayofGiving or
Twitter: @CariDayofGiving.
