A native Chicagoan is going above and beyond to help a community nearly wiped off the map by Hurricane Ian.
During the pandemic, she teamed up with other community members, spearheaded by the Fort Meyers Beach Community Foundation, to collect donations for hospitality workers.Now, she’s amplifying her fundraising efforts, putting together a website that’s collecting donations nationwide, for hurricane survivors.
"The cash that has come in, has come from across the country. We've even had donations from the U.K.," said Paulauskis. "During season we have over 60,000 people that visit Fort Meyers Beach alone. They have condos here, they're from Chicago, they're from Wisconsin, they're from the Midwest, they're from New England…My dad is a retired Chicago firefighter.
Paulauskis says one hundred percent of the donations will benefit Fort Meyers Beach residents, along with surrounding communities.
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