Ernesto Silverio lives in the Dominican Republic with his wife and 2 children. Karen-Smith Webb visited the Lifestyle resort and met Ernesto who is a waiter there.  She contacted Dominican Starfish Foundation to tell us of his situation.  He has been working for 10 years to build his home.  10 years!!  And it is so unfinished.  Karen is older and a widow but has committed to donate $100 a month until the home is finished.  That would take another 5 years.  I don't want the family to have to wait that long.  I know there are others who will match her donations and do what they can to help him.  This photo was taken in Amarilis' home with the $100 Karen sent.  Another thing he told Amarilis that really impressed me is that when his friends invite him to go out for a drink, he always declines in favor of feeding his family and perhaps getting a few more bricks for his home.  The resort pays only $6 for a waiter to go to a BBQ.  He often works his 8 hour day, waits and does a BBQ if possible and hopes for tips.

Ernesto lives an hour drive from the resort so it is time-consuming and costly to get back and forth to his job.  

This is how his home looks now after what we have done to help so far.  

Please help if you can so we can get this young man's home built quickly.  If we can raise the money, Dominican Starfish Foundation will pay the extra for transportation to take our workers out there to finish the home quickly.  THANK YOU!