SAN ANTONIO – People in several states and in the Caribbean islands are still picking up the pieces after devastating hurricanes ripped through communities, and Spurs legend Tim Duncan is doing what he can to help the U.S. Virgin Islands.
"The luxuries of life that people take for granted are all gone," Duncan said.
The people of the islands are still dealing with destruction after the hurricanes hit their homes last month, and Duncan is partnering with the San Antonio Food Bank to help out the islands, where he grew up.
The former Spur and volunteers are headed to the islands to give out hundreds of thousands of pounds of donations.
"We will look to feed about 10,000 people in two days, so we will find two big distribution centers ... and we will do about 5,000 people on Sunday and about 5,000 on Monday, getting them emergency food boxes," said Michael Guerra, with the San Antonio Food Bank.
Duncan said his family in St. Croix is safe, but some people in the Virgin Islands died in the storm and conditions are still bad.
"There is a lot needed and the process isn't a month long. It’s not two months long. It’s going to be six months, a year, two years until everybody gets back to a normal way of life, and we need the support so badly," Duncan said.
Since the hurricanes hit, Duncan and his program have helped raise more than $2.8 million, but he said that's still not enough.
"Damage is a lot of the same power lines are down everywhere. Trees are stripped. Houses are destroyed. Roofs are gone," Duncan said.
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