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Cantabrians know only too well how disaster can affect people’s lives. Chevvy Roberts, a local Darfield lad, is helping the residents of Lombok after the devastating 6.9 earthquake on August 5th, which killed more than four hundred people. About 68,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed and about 270,000 people are homeless with some still unaccounted for. Chevvy has become close to a family in Lombok that he thinks of as his brothers. He met this family through the snorkel company that his employers use for tours. It is a family company and on occasion when he goes to Lombok they feed him, give him a bed, and take him on day tours around the Island. This family has given him so much in terms of hospitality and made his overseas journeys 100% authentic. This family doesn’t have a lot and it consists of sixty two people including babies and grandparents. The family has no insurance to back them up and have received no help from their government. So far $2,800 (NZD) has reached them. However even this is
Chevvy Roberts helping the residents of Lombok. huge for this family, it has ensured they do not go thirsty or starve. Chevvy suggested buying them tents to sleep in, but instead they wanted new tarps to make tents, so that there would be enough money left for water and food to feed the family. This saving saw them with enough food and water for a week and a half for the family. They now need to be able to take down their houses and rebuild them. “This family can not describe
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how thankful they are for this help,” Chevvy said. Chevvy has made a promise that he will not stop trying to help until the whole family has houses and jobs again. The amount Chevvy has received so far, has meant he has been able to not only help this family, but also others in the area as well. The company Chevvy works for, TruTravels is really behind helping the Lombok people also. TruTravels takes thousands of passengers through the area every year and the locals are such an important part of making their client’s experiences’ memorable. The Company has many friends over there affected by this disaster and they want to help
them as much as they can and assist with the rebuilding of their lives. They have bought food, water, clothing, blankets and medical supplies to distribute to the affected areas and have volunteers on the ground willing to help in any area they can. “Every little bit goes such a long way toward helping,” Chevvy explained. “Trutravels are planning to match every dollar raised making it possible to assist numerous villages and to work on a bigger scale,” he finished. Anyone who can help Lombok please donate at www.gofundme.com/ helphelp-thethe-localslocals-ofof-lombok
It will be greatly appreciated.
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