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It was all loaded onto the Carnival Horizon&#8221; to be taken to Ocho Rios, where it will arrive later next week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We all come together, you know, to try to figure out ways that we can help, our fans in the Caribbean,&#8221; said former Heat player Alonzo Mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s still continuing need, so we do encourage our fans, we do encourage South Florida to continue to support by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.directrelief.org\/campaign\/support-jamaica\/c738973?utm_source=arison&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=carnival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DirectRelief.org\/supportJamaica<\/a> and please make your donations there,&#8221; said Miami Heat representative Ralph Leon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their effort is part of a huge humanitarian response to deliver a total of 68 tons of aid to the island in the wake of Hurricane Melissa&#8217;s path of destruction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Heat have teamed up with Carnival Cruise Line to help Jamaica rebound from tragedy in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. 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