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Football Legend Helps With Bahamas Relief, Remembering The 1935 Labor Day Storm & Thrifting

Luis Hernandez
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Dan Marino (left) and Gigi Stetler (right) are sending more than 10 RV homes to the Bahamas.

Football Legend Helps With Bahamian Relief

Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino lost many of his properties in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Dorian, the Category 5 storm that ravaged the Northern Bahamas in early September. In response to the devastation caused by the storm, the football legend has partnered up with RV Sales of Broward to provide housing to the residents in the islands. The duo, Marino and the RV shop’s owner Gigi Stetler, talked to host Luis Hernandez from the shop about the trailers they will be sending and why this is so important to both of them. 

A Look Back At The 1935 Labor Day Storm 

On Labor Day of 1935, one of the most destructive storms in U.S. history made landfall in the Florida Keys. The Category 5 unnamed storm and its aftermath are chronicled in the book “Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935” by Willie Drye. He will be speaking about his book at the Custom House Museum in Key West on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. Drye joined Sundial to talk about the 1935 storm’s similarities to Hurricane Dorian.

South Florida Thrifting

In South Florida, major department stores like Macy’s and JcPenney have partnered up with the online thrift store thredUP and have created a section specifically for second-hand goods at the department stores. Sundial gathered panel of thrift shop owners, designers and activists to talk about the growing trend of secondhand shopping and sustainability. Guests include Constance Collins, the executive director and full-time volunteer at theLotus House Thrift Chic Boutique; Joanis Duran, the Director of Operation and Sales for Nomad Tribe; and Colleen Coughlin, the Professional Organizer, Designer and Founder of The Full Edit.

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