Hamilton brothers raise dollars for Nepal

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Nearly 9,000 people died and thousands more were left homeless when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal earlier this year; the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since 1934.

Two brothers from Hamilton were among the Canadians in the affected area at the time. Bryan Prince remembers what it was like.

“The ground ripped beneath our feet in an open square and we’re looking all about and no buildings are coming down. We really didn’t know what had happened for a minute or two.”

But as they’ll tell you, this story isn’t about them. “The story is really about the people of Nepal and what they’re going through right now.”

Ross Prince adds: “We owe them something, what we learned from them, how they treated us. Their generosity is only limited by their circumstance.”

Today, calling upon the Hamilton community to show generosity, the brothers held an evening of music and friendship at Fisher’s Pier 4 Eatery on James St N to help raise money for relief efforts, calling the event Sweet Hearts Helping Hands, a title inspired by the words of one of their friends living in Kathmandu.

“He said so poetically with tears in his eyes, ‘what Nepal needs now are sweet hearts and helping hands.'”

Those who came out tonight brought both, including Ashley Yu, a 17 year old from Ancaster who ditched her high school prom to raise money for Nepal.

“You can shift people’s minds by showing them the good side of fundraising like tonight it’s very optimistic. Fun music everyone is really happy to be paying it forward.”

Each dollar here raised, will go a long way in Nepal to help the long process of rebuilding. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross.