Letters
Dear Puddlejumpers…
Many of you who have visited Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga
have met Gene and Renee of the waterfront CocoNet Cafe.
Both of these kind people provide many needed services to
cruisers.
Recently, Renee was injured in a motorbike accident
and remains in serious, but stable condition. She is
paralyzed from the neck down on one side and requires, at
minimum, a CT scan to determine whether she has a life-
threatening blood clot.
A group of friends here in Neiafu has rallied together
to help her get the medical attention she requires that
is not available here in Neiafu. One cruiser couple has
coordinated the evacuation of Renee to Nuku’alofa
(principal island of Tonga) and from there she will need to
travel to a US or NZ facility for diagnosis and treatment.
Unfortunately, Renee does not have the ability to pay
for her transportation and medical care and so there is a
fundraising effort by her friends in the community here in
Tonga. The coordinator of fundraising is: Lisa Molloy at the
Cafe Tropicana here in Neiafu, Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga.
She is opening a bank account specifically for funds to help
Renee and will provide a full accounting of donations and
expenditures.
If you wish to help Renee Nauman (an American
citizen from Salem, OR), please contact Lisa at the Cafe
Tropicana, Neiafu for advice on how to donate. ANY
AMOUNT will be gratefully accepted. Lisa can be reached
at:
lisamolloy@yahoo.com or
cafetrop@vavau.to.
Or +676-7512870.
For additional information on the situation and how
you can help, you can also contact ex-cruiser, Baker Hardin
at
svlitenup@yahoo.com, Mike Smith of the Aquarium Cafe
at
mikeandlorismith@yahoo.com or us at
philipandleslie@sv-carina.org.
Thank you for your generosity.
Philip DiNuovo
SERIOUS NAVIGATION
Leslie Linkkila
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