Convoy of Care collects 99,440 lbs of supplies for the Bahamas

Jacksonville, FL — Boxes of diapers, cases of water, bags of pet food and more has been loaded up onto 6 trucks and ready for delivery to Grand Bahama Island to help people who lived through Hurricane Dorian last week.

The Convoy of Care, presented by the Cox Media Group Jacksonville Radio and TV stations, including WOKV and Action News Jax, partnered with Reads Moving Systems to collect supplies today. In all, the Convoy of Care collected 99,440 lbs of donations, or about 50 tons worth.

People who donated said they were motivated to help for many reasons, including family connections that some had on the islands.

“Most of the people who would have died would have been people who just couldn’t fathom or didn’t really understand the nature of what was going on, so they really didn’t move”, said Patricia Brown, who lives in Nassau and has family on the islands.

Brown and her daughter said every little bit helps.  And the need will be great for years to come.  They encouraged people to plan trips to the Bahamas in the coming years to help stimulate the economy.

Supplies will be shipped to Melbourne and eventually to relief organizations on Grand Bahama Island for distribution.

If you missed the Convoy of Care, you can still donate to the Bahamas disaster relief at any VyStar Credit Union branch.