Community members and business owners in Burlington are teaming up to help the people of Puerto Rico impacted by earthquakes over the last few weeks.There have been hundreds of earthquakes on the island since Dec. 28, including a 6.4 magnitude quake that killed at least one person and destroyed dozens of homes and structures.Click the video player above to see a preview story of this Saturday's fundraiserBTown4PR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the people of Puerto Rico following disasters. The organization was formed following Hurricane Maria.The leaders of the nonprofit organization have family members in Puerto Rico and they described what people on the island are going through right now. “They’re not sure if they should stay inside or sleep inside. I know as of last night, a lot of people were trying to decide whether they were going to try to go back inside, it’s been heavily raining in the southern part of the island and so most folks decided, ‘We’re going to take a chance for the first time since the earthquakes have been happening that we’re going to try to stay inside,’” said Will Hernandez, the vice president of BTown4PR.“I don’t think that people realize how impactful it is for people out on the island to close their eyes at night and not know if in like 30 minutes, they’re going to be awakened by an earthquake and have to run out in the street,” said Yvette Gaboury, the president of BTown4PR.On Saturday, the nonprofit organization is partnering with local businesses to raise money for people on the island affected by the earthquakes. The fundraiser will be held at Salon Imperial, located at 522 Hawkins Street in Burlington, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be tropical music bands, regional Mexican music bands, food and face-painting for kids. There will be more music and dancing from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m.For people looking to enjoy different genres of music and still help in the fundraiser, Burlington Public House will be donating its proceeds to the effort as well. That venue is located at 118 E Davis Street in Burlington.In early February, organizers will take the money to Puerto Rico and ask local residents what items they need. Then, the organizers will purchase those items on the island and give them directly to the people affected by the earthquakes.“We have seen so much occur in the last week in regards to federal funding not coming through, warehouses in Puerto Rico that have items that have not been distributed since way back during Hurricane Maria and we want to try to have every penny make it to the island so that we can actually help those in need with what they need,” Hernandez said.“We may not be able to help everybody but we will be able to help some families and the more help that we get, the more that we can provide directly to them,” Gaboury said.CNN reported on some of those issues this week.If you are unable to attend either of Saturday’s events, you can visit the BTown4PR Facebook page to find a link to donate. You can also mail checks to BTown4PR to 1111 Fonville Street in Burlington, NC, 27217.“Although I was born and raised here, my parents and my ancestors are all from the island. I’ve had the privilege of traveling to and from the island and even living on the island at times, attending school there as a child. I’m very close to my roots and I embrace my culture. I think a lot of us here in the homeland still suffer from some PTSD due to Hurricane Maria and we owe it to ourselves, to our island, that is too often being neglected, to help them in some way,” said Gaboury. “It is just our responsibility as a US citizen, as a Borinqueño, as we call ourselves. It doesn’t matter if you live there, it doesn’t matter if you were born there.”Coverage from evening of Saturday, Jan. 25 during fundraiser: