DR. VITUS BLOG

It’s been four months since Hurricane
Maria, and nearly half million people
in Puerto Rico are still without
power. Rather than sit at home and
feel powerless, 15-year-old Gomez
decided to do something about it. He
started a crowdfunding campaign to
raise money to give solar lamps to
people without power. To date, he’s
raised nearly $130,000 and has used
the money to secure almost $3,000
solar lamps and 300 hand-powered
washing machines so that people
without power can have clean clothes
and sheets. Even though his original
fundraising goal was $100,000, Colon
doesn’t plan to stop until people no
longer need lamps and washers or
the money runs out. The campaign is
still accepting donations.