Staten Strong, by the people for the people!

Today was the launch of Staten Strong, a charity to directly help the people of Staten Island started by the people of Staten Island.

If you haven't been following the situation there, they have been left to fend for themselves, basically. the Red Cross and FEMA have both really let these people down, but through a grass roots effort of neighbors helping neighbors, they have managed to start gutting houses and getting debris taken care of. They need our help, though. It is a massive undertaking to clean up the mess left behind from this storm and meany people have been facing devastation losing everything. They need tools, plastic bags, rubber gloves, baby formula, diapers, blankets, money, you name it they need it. Please take a minute and donate whatever you can. We may not live on Staten Island, but these people deserve our compassion and respect. The heart in that community is something we should all strive towards having.

To Follow them on Twitter go here https://twitter.com/StatenStrong

To like them on facebook and see their store go here https://www.facebook.com/StatenStrong

To follow Theo Rossi, one of the founders, on twitter go here https://twitter.com/Theorossi

To follow me on Twitter go here https://twitter.com/ladylennon1964


Here is the link! www.statenstrong.org     Every little bit helps!

Please keep Staten Island in your hearts. They need our support for the long haul. It will take months for this clean up to happen.


Also, if you are a tourist in New York or you live in New York and have decided you want to see all the damage in Staten Island, please keep in mind this isn't TV these are people's lives. Be respectful, instead of going to take pictures and gawk consider volunteering and going out to help people rebuild!