1999 Mission

Kosovo Crisis

Phase 1:

Disaster Relief

In 1999 GEM founder, Michael Capponi, along with Miami Beach Mayor Neisen Kasdin organized city wide efforts for the victims of the Kosovo Crisis. Over 15,000 pounds of supplies were collected, delivered and donated to Feed the Children organization.

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Earthquakes
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2022

Indonesia Earthquake

Indonesia
On November 21st, on the Java island, a powerful earthquake struck. The 6.9 magnitude disaster hit near the major city of Cianjur, destroying thousands of buildings and causing heavy landslides.
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Hurricanes
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2022

Hurricane Nicole

Bahamas
Tropical Storm Nicole is due to make landfall in the Bahamas and Florida as a hurricane in the days to come. Our team is currently preparing for this and ready to deploy whatever assistance is needed
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Hurricanes
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2022

Hurricane Lisa

Caribbean
Hurricane Lisa intensified into the Caribbean waters, and made landfall in Belize in northern Guatemala. GEM responded immediately by deploying a team & sending containers.
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Hurricanes
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2022

Hurricane Ian

United States
GEM Bstrong, in partnership with Dade County, has deployed teams, loaded trucks and established partnerships in the areas affected. Our team is on the ground now.
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2022

Hurricane Fiona

Caribbean
GEM BStrong will be on the ground in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic this week, addressing the extreme flooding and impact of Hurricane Fiona.
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Floods
2022

Pakistan Floods

Pakistan
Over one third of Pakistan is currently under water; tens of millions of residents have been affected, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced from their homes.
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Fires
2022

California Fires

United States
In late July, with 100’s of structures destroyed and at least four-related deaths the Oak Fire and McKinney Fire burn throughout California.
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Floods
2022

Southeast US Floods

United States
Severe flooding across eastern Kentucky caused 40 deaths. Homes destroyed and roads washed out, leaving communities isolated.
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Fires
2022

European Fires

Europe
The total number of wildfires in the European Union since the beginning of 2022 is almost four times the 15-year average for the same time period.
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Tragedy
2022

Uvalde School Shooting

United States
On May 24, 2022, a gunman fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers and wounded many others at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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Fires
2022

New Mexico / Arizona Fires

United States
Over 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the U.S. on Saturday after strong winds pushed it across some containment lines.
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Tornadoes
2022

Kansas Tornadoes

United States
On April 29th a tornado that damaged more than 1,000 buildings in south-central Kansas generated winds up to 165 mph (266 kph) and carved a path of destruction nearly 13 miles (21 kilometers)
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