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Jamaica

Called Jamaica's storm of the century, Hurricane Melissa swept across the island in October,

devastating southwestern coastal communities. "Trees and power lines had fallen, roofs had been
blown away, and some buildings had collapsed," says Dominica Pradère, a past president of the
Rotary Club of Montego Bay, one of the worst-hit areas. Two members' homes were severely
damaged, and all were left without electricity or running water for weeks. "Once we were able
to communicate, we began to explore ways to assist people whose situations were far worse
than our own," Pradère says. Club members provided relief packages to several communities,
working in partnership with the Rotary clubs of Kingston and Ocho Rios, and ShelterBox and

Food For The Poor. "Fortunately," Pradère says, "we have a network of Rotary friends and other
organizations around the world who want to assist as we help communities and institutions to get
back to normal."

被稱為「牙買加世紀風暴」的梅麗莎颶風於十月席捲牙買加，重創了西南沿海社區。蒙特

哥灣扶輪社前社長多米尼卡．普拉德雷說：「樹木和電線桿倒塌，屋頂被掀翻，一些建築物坍
塌了。」蒙特哥灣是受災最嚴重的地區之一，兩名社員的房屋嚴重受損，所有社員都斷水斷電
數週。普拉德雷說：「一旦我們能夠聯繫上，我們就開始想辦法幫助那些處境比我們更不好的

人們。」金斯頓扶輪社和奧喬里奧斯扶輪社成員以「避難箱」和「食物扶貧會」合作，向多個
社區提供了救濟物資。普拉德雷說：「幸運的是我們在世界各地擁有一個由扶輪社朋友和其他
組織組成網絡，他們都願意伸出援手，幫助我們的社區和機構恢復正常運作。」

總監月報 2026年3月號 5