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Ciudad de México wildfire relief - the Old Town neighborhood

Neighbors in the Old Town neighborhood are rebuilding after the wildfire; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇲🇽 Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico1,389 views
Verónica D. Quiroga
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Ciudad de México
The wildfire hit the Old Town neighborhood on 18 September. My home was one of 51 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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 $1,650 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $590 • Roofing sheets and timber: $660 • Food parcels for displaced families: $400 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Verónica

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 20% funded and the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled.

  2. Quick update: $518 raised so far (31%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. We're at 42% thanks to 20 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

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    “Thought of Verónica all day after reading this. - Kinondoni”

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    “Good luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Knoxville”

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    “Every little bit. Hope the December deadline works out. - Madrid”

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    “Wish I could do more. Hope the December deadline works out. - Nha Trang”

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    “Thought of Verónica all day after reading this. - Augsburg”

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  • Valentina Valentina FigueiredoPhoto verified

    best of luck, Verónica. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

    $1,064 raised of $1,650

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