Puerto Rico Project 2k17

Hi my name is Dean lauer and I'm from North east Ohio.. I'm pretty sure a lot of you have heard about the recent tragedies that have taken place in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria has made an impact on Puerto Rico that some are worried they will never bounce back from. And my goal here is to raise enough money to get as many people back on their feet as I can and speed up the recovery process... it's not going to be an over night thing but with the help of everyone we can definitely make an impact.Over the last year or so I have made some very good friendships that will probably last a life time. I have met this amazing family from San Juan, Puerto Rico that just moved here over the past couple years. I met them through barber college but the relationship I have built with them is deeper than that. The Sierra's are one of the most down to earth families I have met in my life time and they have treated me like family since the day I met them. And we always see these news stories about these huge storms hitting islands and other places where we are not, an think to ourselves wow I don't know what I would do if I was in that situation... but now, the Sierras have been put in that predicament and seeing them grieve over their families and loved ones going through all these struggles and losses after what hurricane Maria has done to their homeland is just devastating. Alex and Johnny invited me to come with them on a trip in November to the San Juan beauty show. But with these recent storms occurring our mission going down there will have a different purpose. We are going to try to help rejuvenate the city and do whatever we can to make the come back easy as possible for everyone in Puerto Rico. And with all of your guys help it will make things just a little easier for everyone down there. No matter how big or how small your donations are every single penny, canned food, toiletry or other necessities will make a difference in the revival of Puerto Rico... #PUERTORICOSTRONG2k17