Colorado community rallies to support Venezuela earthquake relief, raises $50,000 in 48 hours

The Trump administration says it continues to coordinate a massive humanitarian response following the deadly earthquakes in Venezuela. The White House says the U.S. has committed more than $386 million in relief assistance and established a humanitarian air bridge to deliver aid to the hardest-hit communities. But even with that federal response, nonprofit organizations say private donations remain critical to getting supplies directly into the hands of survivors. In Denver, one local fundraiser is helping make that happen.What began as one employee's devastating loss quickly grew into a community-wide effort to help earthquake victims in Venezuela.The Culinary Creative Group said the idea for a fundraiser took shape after learning one of their own was searching for 13 missing relatives following the earthquake in Venezuela."A couple of days later, they found three alive and 10 dead," said Juan Padro, founder of Culinary Creative Group.Padro says this is just one example of…