TWO TRUSTED ORGANIZATIONS FOR VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF DONATIONS

How to Contribute to the Venezuela Earthquake Relief Efforts

If you want to help those affected by the June 24, 2026 earthquakes in Venezuela, there are several reputable organizations you can support, and some best practices to ensure your contribution is effective.
Trusted Relief Organizations

1. Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS/USA)

Focus: Emergency shelter, household supplies, food, clean water, medical care, psychosocial and pastoral support, and long-term recovery.

Why support: JRS has a long-standing presence in Venezuela and Latin America, allowing rapid on-the-ground response www.jrsusa.org.

How to give: Visit JRS USA Venezuela Earthquake Appeal to donate online.

2. Convoy of Hope

Focus: Crisis Relief Fund for immediate needs like shelter, food, and clean water.

Why support: Convoy has a proven track record in disaster response worldwide, with resources and distribution networks to send aid quickly Convoy of Hope.

How to give: Visit Convoy of Hope and search for the Venezuela earthquake appeal OR AN OPTION SHOULD IMMEDIATELY POP UP ON THE SCREEN

MORE "250" PHOTOS

More photos are coming in. Click on the images below.  (All rights reserved, Jessica Dieckman). Just LOVE the "250' municipal flags---these are from Hawthorne and much went up in early June per family and friends. 

But if you really want to see "revolutionary pride", take a drive to Yorktown.  The 250 patriotism and commemorative events have been off the hook since April. You can find lots of photos on assorted Instagram and fb pages. The Rochambeau Festival in Early June was also a two day treat for the senses: Fourth Annual Rochambeau Festival - NY - W3R-US

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT EverythingCroton: THAT HAWTHORNE HOUSE

and EverythingCroton: PATRIOTS ON THE WATER

and EverythingCroton: FEED THE BIRDS! CELEBRATES AMERICA 250!

ICYMI--YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT---YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON IS BACK AFTER A FATHER'S DAY HIATUS...

GO TO EverythingCroton: YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON

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7/2, 1-2:30 PM, CROTON IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

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THERE'S NO NEED FOR DRAMA...

Finding the latest Croton Crafts and Commerce news (with a smattering of other local events too), is easy----just visit the CROTON CRAFTS AND COMMERCE FB PAGE.

It's a public page and you needn't be on FB to view the content. Often updated in real time too! Go to Croton Crafts and Commerce | Facebook

FROM THE NEW CROTON.NEWS SITE--PB MOVES EV CHARGERS AT HUDSON CONDOS, APPROVES LANDSCAPING PLAN MIRAGE MIRROR AND GLASS

This article has not yet been verified against the official meeting minutes. Details may contain errors. See our corrections log for more information.

The Croton Planning Board met June 23, approving three items including a revised electric vehicle charging plan at the Hudson Condos and a landscaping plan for the Mirage Mirror and Glass property on South Riverside Avenue. MORE AT Planning Board Moves EV Chargers Outdoors at Hudson Condos, Approves Landscaping Plan for Mirage Mirror and Glass — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

A NEW DAILY VIEWS RECORD AT EVERYTHING CROTON

Although this certainly is not my focus---no ad revenue or subscription fees--it is always gratifying to see....click on the image.

And what were the top posts? 

Anything patriotic, nostalgic--Croton or otherwise---in short, TRADITION! 

Followed by Israel, President Trump, immigration issues, local houses of worship, gardening, cocktails(!) and the economy----at least then that is.....

So thank you, everyone. Enjoy your Sunday!

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses or worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

YOUR EVERYTHING CROTON WEEKEND NEWS RECAP AND VINTAGE CROTON IS BACK AFTER A FATHER'S DAY HIATUS--AS ALWAYS, ITEMS IN ITALICS OR GREEN PRINT SHOULD GET SPECIAL ATTENTION---AND NOW...

***POSTING PHOTOS 250TH CELEBRATIONS; STAY TUNED; HERE'S THAT HAWTHORNE HOUSE

***THOSE TWO DISTURBING, BUT TO SOME OF US HERE IN CROTON, NOT SURPRISING,  POLLS ABOUT THE NATION'S UPCOMING 250TH BIRTHDAY:

#1) A recent Gallup poll found that 88 percent of Republicans said they intended to mark the anniversary, compared with 60 percent of independents and 54 percent of Democrats. Additionally, a Quinnipiac University poll released earlier this month found that 35 percent of Democrats did not consider themselves “proud Americans” ahead of the country’s 250th. SEE MORE HERE

#2) And that other poll, Enten was blown away; predicts bad things for upcoming midterms--still trending on local Croton social media: HARRY ENTEN, CNN -- MORE AT Townhall.com (@townhallcom) / X

AND 

THE BIG NEWS---IS ANOTHER BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE COMING TO CROTON AND IF SO, WHERE---ASSORTED LINKS, OTHER COMMUNITIES AND MORATORIUMS, SAFETY ISSUES, ETC; GO TO EverythingCroton: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--B.E.S.S. MORATORIUM COMMUNITIES

MOVING ALONG:

***SARCONE IN THE NEWS; ASSTD LINKS; GO HERE

***VINTAGE CROTON By special request---1976, THE BICENTENNIAL WAGON TRAIN; CLICK HERE

***CHARLIE ROBERTO ON REUTERS/CLICK HERE

***POT SHOPS: ALL THE PLACES THAT OPTED OUT; CROTON DIDN'T; GO TO EverythingCroton: WESTCHESTER COUNTY SITEs THAT OPTED OUT OF CANNABIS DISPENSARIES AND/OR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION, THE MOST RECENT LIST

***TRUMP, SCOTUS, IMMIGRATION ISSUES; CLICK HERE

***ST AUGUSTINE PARISH BULLETIN, EAGLE PARK, WASHINGTON, GO TO EverythingCroton: FROM THE ST. AUGUSTINE 6/28 BULLETIN--EAGLE PARK, GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND MORE

***VINTAGE CROTON 1976, MORE FROM CROTON'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS; CLICK HERE

***CANADA, THAT MASS GRAVES HOAX; GO HERE

***SARCONE, FORWARDED BY THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT; FROM BACK IN MAY; GO HERE

***MONDAY PROPERTIES (FINKELSTEIN TIRE WAREHOUSE); MORE AT EverythingCroton: MONDAY PROPERTIES!

***AT IT AGAIN; REFLECTING POOL VANDALS; GO HERE

***FROM THAT NEW CROTON NEWS SITE: ZBA Interprets 1931 Animal Code: Fowl Means Any Bird, Pigeons Count, Coops Can Stay Near Property Lines — Croton-on-Hudson, NY

***THE 1963 MOE LIGHTING CATALOG; CLICK HERE

***CROTON COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE QUESTIONS; GO TO EverythingCroton: CROTON COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE QUESTIONS

***ADF WINS BIG; YOU CAN'T PUNISH STUDENT FOR CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTE; GO TO EverythingCroton: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM WINS BIG---SCHOOL PAYS $95,000 AFTER PUNISHING STUDENT FOR CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTE

***VINTAGE CROTON 1956 FATHER'S DAY AT THE DRIVE-IN! GO TO EverythingCroton: 1956--FREE GIFTS FOR FATHER'S DAY AND D-DAY'S PLAYING TOO

***REMINDER TOWN OF CORTLANDT'S USA 250TH PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AND CONTEST; CLICK HERE

***CABBIE KILLER GETS JUSTICE; GO TO EverythingCroton: IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THIS CASE WAS SETTLED---GUILTY PLEA NOW ENTERED--GUATEMALAN--MURDER OF CT TAXI DRIVER IN PUTNAM

***NY ELECTICITY RATES; MUCH CHATTER; GO TO EverythingCroton: MUCH CHATTER WE HEAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA---ASSORTED SITES ALL OVER COUNTY--NY ELECTRICITY PRICES RANK SIXTH HIGHEST IN THE U.S.

***WORLD CUP POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED; GO HERE

***1932 VINTAGE CROTON, WASHINGTON, NIKKO INN!; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1932 WAGNER SAYS WASHINGTON PROFILE ON CROTON ROCKS SHOULD BE STUDIED

***THE NY TIMES, AT IT AGAIN EverythingCroton: THE NY TIMES---AT IT AGAIN---THIS ISN'T PREGNANCY....IT'S A POLITICAL PLOT

THAT HAWTHORNE HOUSE

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Starting to get photos from the 250th observances; here's that Hawthorne house.

Thanks Jessica Dieckman.

Stay tuned. There will be more.

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JOHN SARCONE---DOING SOME GREAT WORK--OFFICIALS SHARE RESULT OF CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ACTIVITY

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SARATOGA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Law enforcement shared the results of a collaborative effort to stop illegal activity in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties that’s wrapping up right as the summer fun starts to heat up. First Assistant U.S. Attorney John Sarcone said this was by design.

“The reason why we put this together is because [Saratoga’s] community, Warren County community, Washington County community is going to be overrun with a million visitors,” said Sarcone. “[A] million visitors who want to come to these counties with their families, or without their families, to enjoy this summer. To enjoy everything that Saratoga has to offer, everything that Warren County has to offer, Washington County has to offer.” MORE AT Officials share result of crackdown on illegal activity

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SOME (LOCAL) WORLD CUP POSTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

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===2026 ALL MATCH SCORES; GO TO https://worldcuplocaltime.com/fifa-world-cup-2026-results/

===FRANKI'S GRILL, A DESTINATION FOR GLOBAL TOURISTS! CLICK HERE

===TOWN OF CORTLANDT WATCH PARTY; 7/1,  WORLD CUP, TEAM USA AGAINST BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CLICK HERE

===US WINS FIRST GAME USMNT beats Paraguay in historic World Cup debut

ALLEGED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN: JUDGE SHUTS DOWN TYLER ROBINSON'S ATTEMPT TO DODGE DEATH PENALTY

The judge in the trial of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk refused on Friday to bar the prosecution from seeking the death penalty in the case. MORE AT Judge shuts down Tyler Robinson's attempt to dodge death penalty

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT--B.E.S.S. MORATORIUM COMMUNITIES

With a BESS facility possible in Croton's future......A reader has passed along the following information; most of which we have been able to confirm.  I leave it to those with an interest to pursue further:

Westchester County currently has nine active BESS moratoriums, the highest of any county in New York according to Carina Energy’s BESS Moratorium Monitor. Westchester County municipalities with BESS moratoriums--Carina Energy’s database does not list all nine Westchester jurisdictions in a single public-facing summary, but several Westchester municipalities are individually documented in public records and databases:

• Town of Cortlandt — Active moratorium (Dec 2025–July 2026)

• Town of Yorktown — Active ban (May 2025)

• Town of Mount Pleasant — Active ban (Sept 2025)

These three are explicitly documented in the EticaAG BESS Restrictions Database. The remaining Westchester municipalities with moratoriums are confirmed only at the county‑level count (9 total) via Carina Energy’s statewide tracking.

Because Carina Energy’s full municipal list is behind a subscription, only some Westchester entries are publicly visible.

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EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE ISSUES

FRANKI'S GRILL - A DESTINATION FOR GLOBAL TOURISTS

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Yes, it's World Cup time.....AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, ECUADOR BEAT GERMANY.  Let it suffice to say more than one local business was joyful, and it was quite the game: Ecuador shock Germany, seal spot in World Cup knockout stage - ESPN

AND LOCALLY, CLICK ON THE PHOTOS...for Franki’s Grill---A Destination For Global Tourists---all photos, all rights reserved......

Here's Franki in the Ecuadorian Team Jersey

And with some visiting British tourists

And with some visting German tourists

And of course, Mark Franzoso