Continued THANKS from FAIRS – Foundation for Amateur International Radio Service, Ltd. for your help over the years with our many relief projects around the world.

As many of you may already know, Dave & Gaynell have sold Chantilly Farm Campground & Event Venue. However, because of COVID over the past two and a half years, we have not been able to travel as we used to.

Our last trip to Dominica was in January of 2020, and things shut down just as we returned. However, despite the pandemic, we have continued our mission in helping conduct many relief projects in Dominica. We have made many regular shipments to the island donating radio equipment and needed supplies. We have for many years worked with a non-profit on the island called Love One Teach One and continue to ship needed items there also.

Dominica has been recovering from the effects of Hurricane Maria that hit the island in 2017, leading to many key economic drivers moving off the island such as Ross University, an American Medical School, which decided to shut down operations in 2018. Since 2020 when COVID hit, the island has been almost shut down because of the lack of tourism.

Most of the parents in Dominica lost their jobs during the pandemic, so to help FAIRS has helped support the children with food, shoes, schoolbook bags, and other crucial supplies. We’ve also been helping by sending diabetic testing supplies for those in need of routine testing along with Depends and bed pads for the nursing homes and those in need.

FAIRS has 3 schedules weekly on Zello, a communications app, with FAIRS members in Dominica, Trinidad, and folks here in the United States. It really helps us keep up to date with our friends around the world!

Gaynell communicates almost daily with our friends in Ukraine and will continue to do so as long as they have internet connection. Before the war began, FAIRS made 3 shipments a year to assist in providing radio equipment updates, food, clothing, and monetary help. It is hard to imagine what the people of Ukraine are going through, and our thoughts and prayers are with them daily.

Once again, we want to THANK YOU for continuing to help us provide relief to people around the world. Your assistance never goes unnoticed, and we are so thankful to have such amazing people in support of FAIRS.