pay pal donations .this is for the area but not specifically Bacalar

helpthechicas@lunabluehotel.com.

A quick update. As of 10 o'clock Playa time this evening there have been contributions of $7248.01 through Paypal in amounts ranging from $5 to $1000.00. Donations have come from TripAdvisor, playa.info and another half dozen websites which are watching what's happening here. Please keep up the good work! If you have already contributed, please e-mail your friends, family and fellow forum members to encourage them.
Tonite, our friend Heather joined us and we spent some of your money. We hope that was OK. We bought:
hundreds of bottles of water
milk
cereal
diapers of all sizes
toilet paper
sanitary napkins
baby wipes
soap
bags of rice
bags of beans
cans of corn
disinfectant
shovels
hammers
hand tools
machetes
50 dozen eggs
toothbrushes and toothpaste
cans of tuna
plastic tarps of all sizes
cookies
some soccer balls (we've got kids to occupy)
cooking pots and utensils
cooking oil
canned veggies
work gloves
medical supplies
drums of cooking oil
a big bag of dog food
and more
Other folks are buying other things. In addition people have been dropping off food and clothing all day.
YOU DID THIS! THE MONEY AND GOODS YOU DONATED WILL GIVE THE PEOPLE OF MAHAHUAL RELIEF TOMORROW! THANK YOU!!!!!
Tomorrow morning our Chevy Express van (with us and Heather on board) will join a convoy of other trucks driven by Jessica and Alex, Willem, The boys from Israel (sorry, forgot the names), Michael , Luis, two truckloads of goods donated and collected by La Tortuga Hotel, and possibly others along with Santa Claudia and people from Cruz Roja heading for Mahuahal. Claudia and the medical team will stay in Mahahual when the trucks return to Playa. In a few days she will have a new shoping list and we will load up the trucks for another convoy.
We are keeping a very specific spreadsheet for every penny received and spent with receipts for all goods purchased. When we get a chance we will put it online for every contributor to see if they wish.
You are all fantastic. Thank you!! These things will make such a difference. We will write another report and have more pictures when we get back.
Tony & Cheri
Luna Blue Hotel & Garden
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Wow, that is fantastic!




Here is some more on the area: another e mail address to send money via paypal. You can still e mail me and ask for the email address that I have for paypal to send money direcly to Bacalar

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Dear TripAdvisor Playa del Carmen fans:
Early tomorrow morning a convoy of Playa locals organized by local Cruz Roja rep Claudia (who often posts on this site) will be heading down to the Mahajual area to carry supplies for hurricane relief and to evaluate the situation for future aid. We will be carrying down not only donated clothing but anything that can be assembled today. This includes items such as utilitarian clothing, non perishable food, candles, flashlights, roofing material, plastic tarps, tents, etc., as well as the items mentioned by another poster: diapers, powdered milk, rice, beans, cooking oil, spaghetti, cookies/crackers, sanitary napkins, etc, and anything else we can collect. Generators are especially needed.
If you are already in Playa or know someone in Playa, such items can be dropped off at the Luna Blue Hotel & Garden, Calle 26 between 5th and 10th Avenue before 10 pm. Or, you can bring them to Cruz Roja (Red Cross) at the corner of Juarez and 25th Avenue at 8am tomorrow morning.
If anyone is interested in donating money, which will undoubtedly be put to very good use in this area, we will be accepting paypal donations (or cash at the hotel). One hundred percent of the money collected will go to help hurricane victims in the southern part of Quintana Roo, either directly or through Cruz Roja.
To donate money via paypal, go to www.paypal.com and click on the "Send Money" tab. The paypal email account to use is:
helpthechicas@lunabluehotel.com. (We are using the same paypal account we used for the Bloody Chicas' accident, since it's already set up).
If you want to help via check, Laura the "Map Chick" is accepting checks in the US which she will forward to Claudia down here. For more information, check out http://www.mapchick.com/Dean.html.
The Mexican goverment and international aid is attempting to help the people in this area. Unfortunately, Hurricane Dean caused destruction from one coast of Mexico to another and is still going. Relief resources are stretched pretty thin, and people along the Caribbean coast are trying to help those in our own backyard. It would be wonderful if you could help.
We'll do a blog report when we get back from our travels with Claudia tomorrow.
Many thanks to all of you,
Tony & Cheri
Luna Blue Hotel