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Clear storm damage from Valentina's garden in Ottawa
Valentina, 81, can no longer manage the yard after a storm; we're looking for helpers with chainsaws and rakes.
🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1,160 views
I'm 81 and I have lived in this house in Ottawa for 26 years. After the storm in April, two large branches and a fallen fence have blocked the back door and the garden path. I can no longer manage them myself because of a recent fall.
The council has told me it will be twelve weeks before they can send someone. I'd feel much safer if it were cleared sooner.
Help needed: someone with a chainsaw, plus a few people with rakes and gloves. I'll provide tea, sandwiches and the green waste bags. A few hours will do.
Thank you so much.
- effort
- 3–5 hours
- format
- In person in Ottawa
- skills
- chainsaw, gardening, hauling
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- Raúl M. Lozano 🇲🇽
I live about 8 km from Ottawa. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Happy to chat first.
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thinking of you, Valentina. Wishing Valentina a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best!
Sending love. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Wish I lived closer to Burnaby so I could bring a meal. Take care
Best of luck. Wishing Valentina a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
praying for you, Valentina. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Kharkiv.
thanks for sharing this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings
hang in there, Valentina. Get well soon. It's not much but it's yours
Take care, Valentina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless!
Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Thinking of you, Valentina. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Sukkur
take care, Valentina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Denver this morning. God bless
Wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 17 people at work
Thanks for sharing this, Valentina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best
Hope things get better soon, Valentina. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
stay strong, Valentina. Get well soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Sending good thoughts, Valentina. This could happen to any of us. After 11 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Ottawa
Rooting for you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We're a small family in Lansing but we're thinking of you. Take care.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Adama.
Looking forward to the next update. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Campinas.
Hope things get better soon, Valentina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Sending strength, Valentina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Mbale.
I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Ottawa!
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Port Harcourt but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Port Harcourt.
Sending love, Valentina. Shared this with my family.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Pune.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 11 years in hospitality I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Greetings from Riverside.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Ribeirão Preto so I could bring a meal.
Rooting for you. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Take care
Thinking of you and your family, Valentina. Hope the doctors have good news. My neighbor in Santa Fe donated after I showed her your page. All the best
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Greetings from São Paulo.
Rooting for you. Hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Ottawa
It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Ikeja.
Thinking of you and your family, Valentina. Hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Ottawa
Wishing you the best, Valentina. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Medellín this morning. Blessings.
Wishing you peace, Valentina. This could happen to any of us. All the best.