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Antonela Roccuzzo Organizes Aid Campaign for Venezuela Earthquake Victims

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Lionel Messi, is leading a fundraising campaign for Venezuela following a double earthquake.
  • The initiative, launched on GoFundMe, has already raised nearly $4 million and aims to provide aid to affected families.
  • Roccuzzo is also organizing a donation drive at the Inter Miami stadium, collecting essential items for those impacted by the disaster.

Antonela Roccuzzo, the wife of Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, has taken the lead in organizing a significant aid campaign to support Venezuela in the wake of a devastating double earthquake. The initiative highlights a global response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the South American nation.

We continue to share this initiative to give it visibility and support the families affected in Venezuela.

— Antonela RoccuzzoPromoting the GoFundMe campaign on social media.

Roccuzzo launched a fundraising drive on the GoFundMe platform, which has rapidly garnered substantial support, raising close to $4 million. She has actively used her social media presence to promote the campaign, urging her followers to contribute and share the initiative to maximize its reach and impact.

"We continue to share this initiative to give it visibility and support the families affected in Venezuela," Roccuzzo stated, accompanying the appeal with a link to the donation page. She detailed that all funds collected through the campaign will be directly deposited into the institutional bank account of We Love Foundation Inc. These resources are earmarked exclusively for post-earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela, with aid distributed through non-profit partners and local organizations working on the ground in the affected areas.

All donations collected through this campaign will be deposited into the institutional bank account of We Love Foundation Inc. and used exclusively to support relief efforts following the earthquake in Venezuela.

— Antonela RoccuzzoExplaining the fund allocation on the GoFundMe page.

The collected funds are intended to provide essential supplies and services, including food, potable water, medical care, hygiene kits, temporary shelters, and transportation. In addition to the online campaign, Roccuzzo is spearheading a physical donation drive at the Inter Miami stadium. Hundreds of individuals have visited the stadium to contribute essential items. The collection point at the stadium is open daily, with extended hours on Sundays, to facilitate donations until July 3.

The funds and humanitarian aid will be distributed through our non-profit partners and local organizations working directly in the affected areas.

— Antonela RoccuzzoDetailing the distribution process for the aid.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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