Hurricane Melissa recently struck Jamaica. The damage from the Category 5 storm, one of the strongest ever recorded, was devastating.

Wind speeds reached 185 miles per hour.

“There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, via the Associated Press. “The question now is the speed of recovery . That’s the challenge.”

Falcons owner Arthur Blank has mobilized in an effort to assist with the challenge of assisting the 2.8 million residents of Jamaica. The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has made an initial grant of $1.5 million to support the efforts of World Central Kitchen an $1 million to Team Rubicon.

“Jamaica and the Caribbean hold a special place in my heart , filled with meaningful family memories,” Blank said.

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