CUBA FUNDRAISERS

Help Us Bring Urgent Relief After Hurricane Melissa in Eastern Cuba

Eastern Cuba has been severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa, with strong winds and heavy rains causing widespread destruction across provinces like Guantánamo, Imías, and San Antonio. Early reports indicate collapsed homes, power outages, and significant losses to local infrastructure, especially in rural communities where recovery resources are often limited.

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Continuing Our Mission: From Hurricane Oscar to Hurricane Melissa

For those who have followed our work, you may remember that after Hurricane Oscar last year, we organized a small support brigade of four people who personally traveled through some of the hardest-hit areas. Together, with help from our community, we raised around $10,000 and used every dollar—and more—to purchase medicines, food, mattresses, and essential goods. We even rented two jeeps to deliver supplies deep into the mountains, where access was nearly impossible. Havana Music Tours covered additional costs to ensure that every family we reached received real, immediate support.

This year, we’re doing it again.
We’re preparing a new relief effort to respond directly to the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Our team is already coordinating logistics to purchase and send food and emergency supply packages through trusted services like CUBAMAX TRAVEL, which allows us to get resources into the hands of affected families quickly.

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Supporting Cuba’s Musicians, Artists, and Their Families

As always, our focus remains on supporting musicians, artists, and their families—the same people who help keep Cuban culture alive through their creativity and resilience. Many of these artists live in vulnerable regions, and when disasters like this strike, they often lose not only their homes but also their instruments and means of livelihood.

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Our New Nonprofit and Commitment to Long-Term Relief

We recently received our official 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, and while we haven’t fully launched the organization’s website yet, this fundraiser will serve as one of our first official initiatives. We’re working behind the scenes to officially launch our nonprofit soon, creating a long-term platform dedicated to cultural and humanitarian projects throughout Cuba and beyond.

All donations made through this campaign are tax-deductible and will be used entirely for direct aid—purchasing food, water, medicine, and basic supplies for families in need. Our goal is transparency and impact: every dollar raised will go directly toward relief efforts.