Kenny Chesney Shares Emotional Statement About Hurricane Irma
Although he's still on tour, Kenny Chesney took to social media on Thursday to share multiple photos of the devastating effects that Hurricane Irma has left on the Caribbean.
When he's not working, Kenny is known to spend his time relaxing on the islands. When Irma hit many small islands in the northeast Caribbean on September -including Barbuda, St. Martin and the Virgin Islands-his heart went out to the communities.
As the nation continues to work together to help the victims of last week's Hurricane Harvey, Chesney wrote a heartfelt letter to his fans addressing the immense damage from Irma. He's also trying to get "No Shoes Nation" involved in helping the people of the Caribbean get back on their feet. Read the message below:
"As daylight is hitting the islands, and we're really getting a sense of how bad this all is…I don't know what to say. I've never been in war, but the devastation, the people's faces in a place I know by heart have left me feeling helpless. It's total devastation.
These are people who live off the sea, who depend on it. They live right there, and it's gone. Most everyone's displaced. They are frightened, confused, and they don't know where help is going to come from. Those lives have changed and will never be the same. Those small islands are hard to get to and they rely on each other to get through what life hands them. For all of them, though, they've been where I've leaned for emotional and creative support for fifteen years because they are so generous.
I don't know right now how we're going to do this. But I want to help. I want to enlist my friends to figure out the best ways to make a difference, to help in whatever ways, small or larger, that we can. I'm blessed with so many great people… We're already talking, trying to figure out how to get in there. And I know the No Shoes Nation is mighty. They've dug in before and made a difference. I have a feeling once we have our plans in the place, they'll be there again.
Give us a few days to figure this out. Pray/send good thoughts to everyone who's been affected or is in the path of Hurricane Irma. This is unlike anything they've ever seen from St Maartens to St Barths to Puerto Rico then the Caribbean and onto Key West.
Be safe. Tell someone how much you care. Remember to Spread the Love. More Soon, Kenny"
(h/t One Country)
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