Operation: Help Haiti – Lani Kai joins the fight to help Haiti
After the devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti last week, followed by a 6.1 aftershock days later, rescuers are scrambling to help all they can in this little country’s time of need.
The community of Fort Myers Beach is making sure to do what it can as well, with the folks of the Lani Kai donating a percentage of its sales this Friday, Saturday and Sunday to the Haiti rescue relief fund.
“I want to give back to Haiti,” said Bob Conidaris, owner of the Lani Kai Island Resort.
This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, the Lani Kai will donate 10 percent of all sales from all of its shops, including those along the breezeway, 10 percent of all liquor sales and 10 percent of all food sales to a Haiti relief fund, along with 50 cents donated for every can of beer sold.
“We’re going to have a board showing how much we bring in. It’s going to be a lot,” Bob eagerly said.
Aside from already concerning the island community, the horrific earthquakes have shaken up at least one very well-known Beach entity: Roger, lead singer of the Tropical Breeze Reggae Band, who has family over in Haiti.
“His family has been calling him in desperate need. They’re really concerned,” Bob said. “They, and all of Haiti, need all the help they can get right now.”
For more information on how to help through the Lani Kai, call the resort at 463-3111.
Last week’s magnitude 7 Richter scale earthquake killed an approximate 200,000 people in Haiti, leaving 250,000 injured and leaving 1.5 million on the streets, according to the EU Commission reports.