By Sue-Ann Wayow
AS hundreds of families across the country scramble to get back to some sort of normalcy following Wednesday’s floods, the public is being asked to assist in sponsoring a meal for just $15 for those most affected.
SEWA TT has already distributed 1,000 Subway meals to flood victims as at 6 pm on Wednesday.
In a media release on Wednesday, SEWA TT stated that its volunteers were providing ready-to-eat meals which were being distributed to those affected.
Sewa TT along with its partners Subway, Pizza Hut, and KFC delivered in several areas of the country affected by flood, such as Sangre Grande, San Rafeal, Las Lomas, Chin Chin, Chase Village, Carapichaima, Carli Bay, Debe, Penal and Woodland.
The release stated, “Sewa TT thanks the management and staff of Subway, Pizza Hut, and KFC for prioritising this request thereby ensuring that Sewa TT volunteers did not have to wait and were able to spend as much time in the field delivering to those who needed meals.”
The volunteers were also thanked as well as the Disaster Management Units, Local Government, and Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) for providing physical and coordinating resources.
SEWA TT’s President Revan Teelucksingh told AZP News on Thursday morning that areas were still monitored.
He said, “The South Oropouche basin, meaning Barrackpore, Penal, Debe and Woodland have the worst floods right now. The Caroni basin, St Helena etc water now rising expectation is in 24 hours it will be worse.”
Persons can contribute a meal at any of the 17 participating Subway Outlets: Price Plaza, Munroe Road, Chase Village, Valsayn, South Park, La Romain, O’Meara, Sangre Grande, Movie Towne, Independence Square, Trincity Mall, Penal, Debe, Point Fortin, Mayaro, Diego Martin, Couva.
Those meals will be delivered to severely affected homes in Trinidad.
Persons can also contribute online via credit card at https://donate.tegotv.com/
Deposits can also be made to ‘Sewa International TT’, Republic Bank, account number 8708 0110 7401.
For more information contact: 333-SEWA, 796-0942 or email as admin@sewatt.org.
