USSVI News | October 4, 2022

Shipmates,

As you are aware Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on the state of Florida and the Carolinas last weekend.

What you may not know is how that has impacted over 1,000 Florida USSVI members and their families. In the southwest part of Florida alone, we have over 150 members who were in Ian’s path of destruction. At the time of this email, there are still almost 600,000 Floridians without power.

We are already aware of some who lost everything! Many more will incur significant out-of-pocket expenses to meet deductibles and help with cleanup efforts. Officials are predicting total damage costs from the hurricane could top $60 Billion.

What we’re asking is for you to help these shipmates, your Shipmate by making a tax-deductible donation through the USSV Charitable Foundation. All donations will go directly to those affected by hurricane Ian.

Donations can be made by going to https://www.ussvcf.org and clicking on the “Hurricane Ian Disaster Relief” button.

Thank you for your help in this critical time of need for our shipmates; it’s times like these that we pull together and demonstrate why the Brotherhood of the Phin is “a brotherhood like no other.”

Ken Earls
President
USSV Charitable Foundation
kenearls.ss@gmail.com