MIAMI (WSVN) - A charity concert was held at the Kaseya Center to raise funds for those affected by the strong earthquakes that hit Colombia and Venezuela this summer.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Luis Fonsi and others took the stage at the United For Our Own Benefit, Sunday night, for a good cause.
Inside the arena, crowds sang along as the star-studded lineup of performers performed their biggest hits.
Proceeds from online donations and ticket sales collected during the concert will address both immediate and long-term needs, including rebuilding homes, repairing schools and community spaces, supporting children and providing mental health support, among other initiatives.
While the concert initially was planned to help those in Venezuela, the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Colombia this past Monday changed the plans and expanded the mission.
Upon the completion of the event, concertgoers told 7News it was quite an experience.
“I just felt like I was back home,” said a woman.
“There were moments where I did feel a lot of emotion,” said a man.
Hours before, fans made their way into the event and said they were there to unite with the community and to help those back home.
“Music brings people together,” said a concertgoer.
“It’s going to bring us a little of happiness, to be all together and see everyone coming together for a cause,” said concertgoer Andrea Nucett.
“We’re Venezuelan, so we support our nation, and we feel bad for everything that happened. This is our way to give something to them,” said Dario Perez, another concertgoer.
Nearly a week after the Colombia quake, search teams remain committed to searching the rubble, using heavy machinery to clear it and try to find survivors.
As of Sunday evening, at least 289 people were confirmed dead, 140 are missing, and 4,000 are injured following the disaster in Colombia.
South Florida, home to a large Venezuelan and Colombian population, rallied to help the South American countries following the disaster.
Hundreds showed up to donate necessities, money and their time to help those who lost everything. One of the main places were they went was the Global Empowerment Mission in Doral.
“We need to duplicate our efforts in Colombia,” said GEM’s Francine Delarosa.
This past week, multiple cargo planes filled with aid headed to Colombia from South Florida, aiming to provide as much aid as possible to those in need.
“We don’t have one ground zero as we did in Venezuela. We have multiple ground zeroes, so we are deploying multiple teams to all of the areas of disaster,” said Delarosa.
As for Sunday night’s concert, organizers said there was not a donation collection at the arena. Anybody looking to donate should take the items to the GEM warehouse in Doral.
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