SARASOTA, FL — October 30, 2025 – When communities face crisis, the speed of humanitarian aid often determines its impact. This week, due to the CAT 5 Hurricane Melissa, Interstate Products, Inc. successfully expedited the delivery of a critical 3,000-gallon water storage bladder and transport tank to the Jamaica United Relief Association (JURA), a proven 501(c)(3) non-profit, enabling rapid deployment to a community in Jamaica in urgent need of clean water.

The partnership story highlights an all-hands-on-deck effort. After connecting with JURA representatives Sunday before the storm hit Jamaica, Interstate Products, Inc. teams worked quickly to prepare the unit. By Monday, the 3,000-gallon collapsible Drinking water bladder storage tank was secured, crated and loaded onto a transport truck, ensuring immediate dispatch to JURA’s for shipment by them overseas. This swift logistical coordination reflects the shared commitment of both organizations to getting essential resources where they are needed most.

The donation is one of two 3,000-gallon water storage bladder tanks Interstate Products, Inc. was able to commit quickly to organizations aiding in the Jamaican relief and recovery efforts.

"We knew we could do at least something to help. Watching our teams mobilize so quickly with JURA reaffirmed the value of truly responsive partnerships in a crisis," said Rich Eisenberg, a Founder and President of Interstate Products. "We were thrilled to entrust this unit to JURA, given their efficient dispatch network and decades of experience in the region. We are honored to contribute to their long-standing mission."

The tank is now part of JURA’s deployment pipeline and will go to a group or community in Jamaica on the ground whose water  infrastructure has been severely impacted. JURA’s expertise will work with people on the ground in Jamaica providing a long-term source of safe drinking water access. The Crated tank is all set for export shipment. Once Deployed the Drinking water bladder (this is one is called an Onion Tank style) unfolds to over an 11 x 11 area and provides 3,000 gallons of drinking water with instructions to help keep the drinking water safe.

How to Help JURA’s Mission

We recognize the immense number of critical causes worldwide and the countless people in need. For those who feel inspired by JURA’s immediate response and wish to support this specific, ongoing effort among so many other worthy causes, a donation link is provided below for your consideration. Donation Form | JURA 

Crated Potable Water Tank loading on Truck Monday 10-27 headed for Jamaica Hurricane Melissa Relief

Deployed Potable Onion Tank

About JURA (Jamaica United Relief Association)

Founded in South Florida in 1985, JURA focuses on helping the less fortunate in the areas of health, education, and social services both locally in South Florida and in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. JURA is recognized as a tax-exempt, non-profit organization in the United States (EIN 59-2583843), making donations to it tax-deductible for U.S. taxpayers.

About Interstate Products, Inc. (IPI)

Interstate Products, Inc. (IPI), based in Sarasota, Florida, is a long-standing supplier of mission-critical environmental and safety products, including water and fuel storage bladders, spill containment equipment, and facility supplies. IPI's role in catastrophic events and disasters is supplying products to relief agencies, governmental bodies, and military entities worldwide, who handle the direct deployment of the equipment to disaster sites. Since Hurricane Katrina, IPI has been supporting numerous large-scale emergency and disaster response efforts by fulfilling urgent product orders. The company also supports these efforts through product donations, ensuring relief organizations have the essential tools needed for humanitarian and environmental recovery. Bladder tanks: https://store.interstateproducts.com/products/Flexible-Storage-Bladder-Tanks