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A fresh start in Brandon: help the Petrenko family resettle
Help a family of 8 start their new life in Brandon: furniture, rent deposit and language classes.
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My family left Myanmar 6 months ago after we could no longer live safely. We spent time in a camp before we were resettled in Brandon. We're a family of eight and we're safe, but we arrived with very little.
Our resettlement agency has provided 3 months of rent, and that support ends in March.
I was a nurse in Myanmar, and I'm studying the language every evening. Our daughter and son have started school and are doing well.
We want nothing more than to be self-sufficient. This fund will help us through the first six months.
All purchases will be documented and photos shared (with the family's consent).
Where the $4,150 goes:
• Rent deposit and first month: $1,500
• Beds, table and basic furniture: $1,250
• Winter clothing and school supplies: $480
• Language classes and bus passes: $710
• Phone and internet for school and job search: $210
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Katherine
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- Jayden A. Gregory 🇬🇧 · $250
- Samuel C. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $100
“Hope the March deadline works out. - San Fernando”
- Anaïs Zoé Bernard 🇫🇷 · $100
- Brooklyn L. Vance 🇺🇸 · $100
- Soledad R. Ibáñez 🇪🇸 · $100
“Praying for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - A Coruña”
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $100
- Eva F. Stephens 🇨🇦 · $75
“Good luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Laval”
- Mahesh S. Bedi 🇬🇧 · $74.50
“From my family to yours. Thought of Katherine all day after reading this. - Bristol”
- Christopher G. Bailey 🇺🇸 · $72
- Levi J. Henry 🇺🇸 · $71
“Wishing you the best. Hope the March deadline works out. - Chicago”
- Nadeem Babar Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $67
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $62.50
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $59
“Be well. My father told me about this one. - Shubra”
- Maliha Shima Uddin 🇬🇧 · $50
- Can Onur Kara 🇹🇷 · $50
- Iván López 🇺🇸 · $50
- Lei Zhong 🇨🇦 · $50
- Claudia T. Fuentes 🇺🇸 · $50
- Odhiambo Mussa Mwakyusa 🇺🇬 · $33.50
- Ruslan Oleg Zaitsev 🇷🇺 · $30
“From my family to yours. Hope the March deadline works out. - Yekaterinburg”
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Keep going, Katherine. Hope you get there.
Wishing you the best. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Brandon.
Rooting for you, Katherine. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Love from Leeds.
Thanks for sharing this, Katherine. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update. Take care
Keep going, Katherine. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Brandon.
Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
hope you get there. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Take care
Keep going, Katherine. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care