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Aurora winter storm relief - the Sunrise settlement
After the winter storm, families in the Sunrise settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇺🇸 Illinois, United States1,631 views
The winter storm hit the Sunrise settlement on 11 January. My home was one of 72 damaged, and 13 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club.
The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming.
Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before.
We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy.
Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters.
Where the $7,500 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,950
• Clean water and purification supplies: $440
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,350
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,700
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,060
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Antonio
Thank you all. We're at 11% now ($809). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
We're at 8% thanks to 9 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon. - Antonio
- Pavel Pavel Bhuiyan 🇧🇩 · $10
- Rina Kirana Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $30
- Saad Usman Ghani 🇵🇰 · $72.50
- Mathilde Maillard 🇨🇦 · $25
- Naresh M. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $25
“Hope things get better. Hope the March deadline works out. - Jodhpur”
- Masud Faruk Hossain 🇧🇩 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
- Mohan C. Babu 🇮🇳 · $30
“Best of luck. Thought of Antonio all day after reading this. - Varanasi”
- Allison F. Jones 🇺🇸 · $100
- Isaac S. Chen 🇺🇸 · $10
- Naresh Umesh Neupane 🇳🇵 · $10
- Tahmina Dola Khan 🇧🇩 · $10
“Thought of Antonio all day after reading this. - Chattogram”
- Weronika Kamiński 🇵🇱 · $25
“Wish I could do more. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Poznań”
- Salim Omondi Lyimo 🇰🇪 · $175
- Sara Mona Belkacem 🇪🇬 · $20
- Aubree E. Luna 🇺🇸 · $30
“Best of luck. Hope the March deadline works out. - Hialeah”
- Kostas Giannis Galanis 🇬🇷 · $50
- Imran Habib Islam 🇮🇳 · $25
- Namukasa Jepkoech Ngowi 🇺🇬 · $38.50
- Charlene J. Ndlovu 🇿🇦 · $50
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Hope it all works out, Antonio. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Thinking of you and your family, Antonio. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
Praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Aurora
Hope this works out for you. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Jakarta Barat
Good luck, Antonio. Shared this with my family. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Augsburg
Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best!
Hang in there, Antonio. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.