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Local Colombian restaurant to host fundraiser after 7.4 magnitude earthquake
Дата публикации: 11-08-2026 17:25:52



Colombians in Connecticut are dealing with the pain of seeing parts of their home country destroyed by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
NBC News reports the high-magnitude earthquake hit Western Colombia on Monday, killing more than 180 people and devastating several cities.
Aura Maria Leiva is the owner of Sabores Restaurant in Bridgeport and Orange.
Leiva grew up in Cali, Colombia, one of the worst-hit cities. She said thankfully her family is safe, but it’s painful to see her childhood home turn to rubble.
In response to the widespread impact, Leiva is organizing a fundraising event with live music, food for sale, and free games for kids.
“The best help in this moment is money,” Leiva said.
As Leiva begins with monetary donations, she said they will also be collecting items to send to Colombia with the help of the Association of Venezuelans in CT (Asoven CT).
Dr. Pedro Falcon, vice-president of Asoven CT, said the organization felt compelled to help since they recently experienced a similar situation with back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern region in late June.
“The first people who reacted to help us when we had the double earthquake in Venezuela four weeks ago were the Colombians. It was Aura from Sabores Restaurant who stopped the restaurant and she started to collect humanitarian aid for Venezuela,” said Falcon.
Falcon said their experience with the recent earthquakes allows Asoven CT to help Leiva be more coordinated and efficient in her relief efforts.
“We have developed the logistics for four weeks, and we’ve been learning through trial and error. Now we’re able to provide help that will be more effective and efficient to the Colombian community and we are here to help,” Falcon explained.
Sabores Restaurant will hold a fundraiser on Sunday, August 16 at 200 Boston Post Rd in Orange.


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Colombians in Connecticut are dealing with the pain of seeing parts of their home country destroyed by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.

NBC News reports the high-magnitude earthquake hit Western Colombia on Monday, killing more than 180 people and devastating several cities.

Aura Maria Leiva is the owner of Sabores Restaurant in Bridgeport and Orange.

Leiva grew up in Cali, Colombia, one of the worst-hit cities. She said thankfully her family is safe, but it's painful to see her childhood home turn to rubble.

In response to the widespread impact, Leiva is organizing a fundraising event with live music, food for sale, and free games for kids.

“The best help in this moment is money," Leiva said.

As Leiva begins with monetary donations, she said they will also be collecting items to send to Colombia with the help of the Association of Venezuelans in CT (Asoven CT).

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Dr. Pedro Falcon, vice-president of Asoven CT, said the organization felt compelled to help since they recently experienced a similar situation with back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela's northern region in late June.

“The first people who reacted to help us when we had the double earthquake in Venezuela four weeks ago were the Colombians. It was Aura from Sabores Restaurant who stopped the restaurant and she started to collect humanitarian aid for Venezuela," said Falcon.

Falcon said their experience with the recent earthquakes allows Asoven CT to help Leiva be more coordinated and efficient in her relief efforts.

"We have developed the logistics for four weeks, and we've been learning through trial and error. Now we're able to provide help that will be more effective and efficient to the Colombian community and we are here to help," Falcon explained.

Sabores Restaurant will hold a fundraiser on Sunday, August 16 at 200 Boston Post Rd in Orange.

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