Ricky Martin Puerto Rico Relief

I'm not easily impressed with people who tout their own virtues in an effort to make themselves look good, but I appreciate those who simply go about their business and, if accolades accrue, modestly accept the praise. When Ricky Martin visited The Ellen Show a week ago, he asked for donations to help him purchase relief aid for the people of Puerto Rico who have been devastated by the recent hurricanes. He asked for as many viewers as possible to send any amount, even a dollar, and he assured the viewers that their donations will be put to work where they are needed.

Today, Ellen had Ricky Martin on her show and his visit was accompanied by a visual piece about his taking necessary supplies to Puerto Rico and going person-to-person to deliver supplies in the devastated communities. He warmly greeted the people in his path, sharing his wonderful huge grin and a heart-warming hug along with the disaster relief packages. It was easy to see how appreciative the people were who received the boxes, but it was also nice to see the real joy on Ricky's face. Most interesting is the fact that Ricky was amazed at how Ellen's viewers responded to his request for donations, and he had a quarter of a million dollars to spend on aid just from Ellen viewers.

Ricky Martin is going back to Puerto Rico this weekend and he wants to take another plane filled with relief aid. He asked viewers of The Ellen Show again to donate whatever they can afford, and made the point that one dollar, when combined with lots of other dollar donations, can make a tremendous difference to the people of Puerto Rico. He provided a web address (youcaring.com/rickymartin) for donations.

I pledged $100 and received an additional $37 credit for posting on Facebook. I urge anyone who reads this blogpost to consider a donation too, and to post it so the fund has the money to send many more planes filled with relief products to people who really need the help.