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Austin wildfire relief - the Millbrook district

The wildfire damaged 85 homes in the Millbrook district. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Hailey M. Turner
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Austin
The wildfire hit the Millbrook district on 6 September. My home was one of 85 damaged, and 11 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. 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 $6,150 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $610 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,500 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,300 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,740 Thanks for reading all this. - Hailey

Updates from Hailey

  1. Quick update: $1,707 raised so far (28%). the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $3,797 raised so far (62%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Mattias Larsson 🇸🇪 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Stockholm”

  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $22
  • Sumbal Shaista Farooqi 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Qasim Saad Hanif 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Helen Hanna Regassa 🇪🇹 · $10

    “Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Hawassa”

  • Otieno Macharia Macharia 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Fernanda H. Luna 🇦🇷 · $25
  • Hamza Yusuf Mansour 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Arturo R. Vargas 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Véronique Pauline Dupuis 🇫🇷 · $10

    “All the best. Thought of Hailey all day after reading this. - Paris”

  • Berhanu Shiferaw 🇪🇹 · $25
  • Jayden Nunez 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Saba Selam Zewdie 🇪🇹 · $20
  • Concetta Viola Giuliani 🇮🇹 · $5
  • Isaiah A. Obrien 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Erica J. Manalo 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Stella A. Mills 🇬🇧 · $200

    “All the best. Thought of Hailey all day after reading this. - Southampton”

  • Easton H. Johnson 🇨🇦 · $50

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  • Thanks for sharing this, Hailey. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My neighbor in Bahir Dar donated after I showed her your page.

    • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hailey

      • stay strong, Hailey. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

        • Wishing you peace, Hailey. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.

          • Sending strength, Hailey. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My husband and I read this together. Love from London.

            • Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Love from Veracruz.

              • So sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Take care.

                • you're not alone. Shared this with my family. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Austin.

                  • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Thane.

                    • Subramanian C. SrinivasanVerified organization

                      Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Bronx

                      • Thinking of you and your family. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

                        $7,138.50 raised of $6,150

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