{"id":143,"date":"2024-11-01T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rodreelpier.lemke.berlin\/?p=143"},"modified":"2024-11-01T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:58:54","slug":"first-message-to-our-community-from-our-owner-oli-lemke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rodreelpier.lemke.berlin\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"First message to our community from our owner Oli Lemke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HnYffkmfAVk?si=qKAJBZPxB7Tx5p8i\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\">Hi folks<br \/>My name is Oli, I\u2019m the owner of the Rod &amp; Reel Pier on what used to be and will be beautiful Anna Maria Island.<\/p>\n<p>As most of You probably know by now, our island took a devestating double hit, first Helene and a couple of days later Milton which finished what Helene had started.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of You on the islands I experienced one of the worst moments of my life on Thursday morning at 9:00 o\u2019clock Adina, our restaurant manager called me up and told me the pier was totally gone.<br \/>When a little later she sent a picture that proved what she had told me, it was hard to hold back the tears, I can tell You.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously the hoping and praying the night before hadn\u2019t helped, this had turned into the worst case scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Whether You lost Your home, Your income, or it plunges You into a mountain of dept You feel You\u2019ll never be able to crawl out of, these are the situations we have all seen on TV so many times, but never dreamt of being in that situation ourselves, well now we are right in the middle of it and it\u2019ll take lots of strength and determination from all of us to come out of this.<br \/>As Ya\u2019ll will put everything in rebuilding Your homes we are determined to work on rebuilding the pier, that\u2019s a promise.<\/p>\n<p>When I bought the pier last year I knew it was an icon, but after I got to know the team and our guests and they made me feel at home in a heartbeat I realized how special the Rod &amp; Reel really is.<\/p>\n<p>Everybody else knew this all along, crazy, that in a situation like this with everybody having to carry their own heavy burden there\u2019s still so much interest and empathy with the Rod &amp; Reel Pier, thank You for that.<\/p>\n<p>It shows me once more what a great meaning the Rod &amp; Reel has to AMI and I\u2019ll promise to do everything possible for me to bring it back to life, but I won\u2019t be able to do it without Your help, because there\u2019s no insurance or big spender behind us.<\/p>\n<p>So if You can, please support us by staying tuned, spreading the word and if You can funding our Go fund me campaign.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll keep You updated on how things develop<br \/>So long, be strong<br \/>Oli<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi folksMy name is Oli, I\u2019m the owner of the Rod &amp; Reel Pier on what used to be and will be beautiful Anna Maria Island. 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