FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, October 21, 2019 — The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) just posted a collage of photos on its Facebook page with the following caption: “Today, Acting Chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Sarah St. George, along with some members of the St. George family visited the temporary feeding hub operated by World Central Kitchen here in Freeport. GBPA expressed gratitude to the organization and volunteers for their dedication to providing thousands of hot meals to the residents of Grand Bahama on a daily basis since the passing of Dorian.”
“In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen reached a milestone in their relief efforts to The Bahamas,” according to an October 10 article in The Wine Spectator.
“When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas Sept. 1, its 185-mph winds left 70,000 people homeless and caused $7 billion in property damage. It was the worst natural disaster in the islands’ history,” the article notes.
It adds: “World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit founded by chef José Andrés, was among the first responders, and also among the most effective. On Oct. 10, just six weeks after the hurricane struck, WCK announced it had served 1 million meals to Dorian survivors.
“The mission of WCK is to bring hot, healthy food to victims of natural disasters. In 2017, it gained global attention for its work in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Since then, WCK has responded to floods, hurricanes and fires from Florida to California, Venezuela to Mozambique.
“Even before Dorian struck, WCK was stockpiling food and building kitchens in the Bahamas. By Sept. 3, Andrés and his team had set up operations on Abaco, one of the hardest-hit islands.”
