Welcome to my blog, Off the Grid Puerto Rico. The intention of this site, is to first of all, thank all the kind people who has donated money and items to the Go Fund Me campaign; it has been a really gratifying experience. These past months, we have been busy, and I am happy to share some of these experiences with all of you, mostly through my photography and documentation taken since September 2017, time that the archipelago of Puerto Rico and other islands of the Caribbean, got impacted by hurricanes Irma and MarÃa. Today, February 25, 2018 we still have a long path towards recovery. Most important of all, we have to remember, that the next hurricane season is only 4 months away. With this in mind, our intention is to empower the residents of Puerto Rico, donating them solar lights, solar chargers, rechargeable fans, mosquito nets, water filters, among other useful gadgets so they can have a better quality of life while off the power grid.
Thank you to all who have donated. The campaign is still active for now: www.gofundme.com/offthegridpr . Enjoy the pictures! Most of them have been taken by myself, unless otherwise noted in the captions.
The list of the good and kind souls that have donated money, items and time to the campaign:
Aida Iturregui
Ana Carmen Olivero
Ana Cortes
Andrea Stark
Andrea Stark
Angel Feres
Annie Moran
Antonio Castro Barreto
Antonio Long
Antonio Long
Ashley Burgess
Bryce Kinnamon
Carla Acevedo-Yates
Carlos Ruiz
Casey Barka
CohnReznick LLP - Farrah Ameri
Cristina Fernandez
Elizabeth Henderson
Esteban Otaño and Alida Chacón
Fofé
Gaby Avilés
Glori Colón and Tito Méndez
Ingrid De Iraola
Jaime Chacón
Jessica Fernández
Joanna and Michael Bopp
Jorge Flores
Juan Pérez
Karla Andreu
Karrieann Soto Vega
Kathy and Tom Lewis
Katya Malaret
Lorna Cruz
Manuel Torres
Manuel Torres-Kortright
Mariela Casas
Marisa Wiewall Maggio
Marta Ortiz
Marthe Keller
Matthew Bernard
Melyssa Vázquez
Michael Connor
Nicki Ishmael - Money raised from Stakes 2 Art Benefit in NYC; Erin, RJ, Nick & Nicki
Nicole Tomasek
Pedro Vélez
Penine Hart
Rafael Ruiz
Rita RodrÃguez
Sandy Kauffman
Sara Mednick
Sheila McGannon
Sol Matos Caliz
Sylmarie Quiñones
Tupi Cabrera
Tyler Layton
Ursula Szeles
Yvette Rosado Creach and family