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      "title": "Virginia veteran works to make sure all donations reach those in need in Bahamas, unlike in Puerto Rico",
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      "scope": "Michael Brewer on the lesson from Puerto Rico, where supplies sat at the airport, and how the team ran daily needs checks and supply runs in the Bahamas.",
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      "title": "Local volunteers help Canadian government locate missing man in Bahamas",
      "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/local-volunteers-help-canadian-government-locate-missing-man-in-bahamas",
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      "scope": "Michael Brewer and Dr. Gwen DeLeon, on search and rescue missions with AVERT after Hurricane Dorian, find a missing Canadian man on Treasure Cay.",
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      "id": "firerescue1-2019",
      "title": "Fla. Firefighter-EMT returns from Bahamas, says it's 'like a war zone'",
      "url": "https://www.firerescue1.com/search-rescue/articles/fla-firefighter-emt-returns-from-bahamas-says-its-like-a-war-zone-hSrQjV9rr6pKPIJj/",
      "kind": "independent-reporting",
      "scope": "Tony Rosado on the Florida team’s work on Abaco: triage, medical aid, search and rescue, and a clinic that got patients airlifted to Nassau.",
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      "id": "dailycommercial-2019",
      "title": "Mascotte man heads to Bahamas to aid with relief efforts",
      "url": "https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/local/clermont/2019/09/06/mascotte-man-heads-to-bahamas-to-aid-with-relief-efforts/3476750007/",
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      "scope": "Tony Rosado and four other members of AVERT’s Florida team accept deployment to the Bahamas by Florida Search and Rescue, coordinated with Michael Brewer.",
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      "title": "Hurricane Maria: What I Saw on Puerto Rico",
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      "scope": "A first hand account from Ponce that quotes Michael Brewer of AVERT on the people cut off from food, water and supplies after the storm.",
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      "id": "dailycommercial-2017",
      "title": "'Grateful for any help'",
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      "scope": "Tony Rosado, born in Puerto Rico, on what he saw helping people there after Hurricane Maria.",
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      "id": "kimball-award",
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      "scope": "Match help to needs and coordinate donations before sending goods.",
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    },
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      "scope": "Official disaster volunteering and giving guidance. Follow current instructions from authorities and responding organizations.",
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      "id": "ftc-giving",
      "title": "Federal Trade Commission — Before Giving to a Charity",
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      "scope": "Research an organization, how funds will be used and the terms of a donation before giving.",
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