WESTON, Fla. — Programa de Ayuda Humanitaria Para Venezuela, a nonprofit organization based in Weston, announced on Friday that an existing effort to help first responders in Venezuela was intensifying.
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Marisol Dieguez, a Venezuelan-American who founded the organization in 2014, developed a partnership with Locatel, a pharmacy and medical equipment supplier founded in 1979.
Locatel was accepting cash donations for the team effort in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
In Hallandale Beach, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at 1715 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard.
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In Miami Gardens, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, at 2440 Northeast Miami Gardens Drive.
To understand what motivates the leaders and volunteers, the nonprofit, which has three stars on Charity Navigator, shared a documentary.
In 2020, Dieguez’s grassroots effort was the focus of “5ta RUTA,” a documentary in Spanish that was later made available on YouTube.
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For more information about how to contribute to the effort, visit this page.
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