From Massachusetts, 42,000 pounds of solidarity are traveling to Venezuela-elplaneta.com

BOSTON, MAS. (Jul. 22, 2026) “Far from Venezuela, but united by the same purpose, hundreds of volunteers transformed a warehouse in Somerville into the heart of a humanitarian operation for almost three weeks. Donations collected at various collection centers throughout the state arrived there, driven by a community determined to help the victims of the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela .

On Friday, July 17, that effort reached its first goal: 42,000 pounds of medicine, diapers, food, clothing, and hygiene products left for Florida in two Amazon trucks, with their final destination being the areas of Venezuela hit by the earthquakes.

… The 42,000-pound shipment will not travel directly to Venezuela. It will first arrive in Miami, where the nonprofit organization Food For The Poor will coordinate the final delivery in conjunction with Caritas Venezuela , a network experienced in distributing humanitarian aid..”

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