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Cleveland wildfire relief - Sunrise village

Neighbors in Sunrise village are rebuilding after the wildfire; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States3,939 views
Marcus F. Kendrick
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Cleveland
The wildfire hit Sunrise village on 26 June. My home was one of 56 damaged, and 5 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $7,000 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,900 • Clean water and purification supplies: $1,050 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $960 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,550 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,540 Thank you so much. - Marcus
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Marcus

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 66% funded and the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 37% now ($2,611). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Update from Cleveland: the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $10
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  • Sapna M. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Shapla Fatema Saha 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Patrícia Amanda Santana 🇧🇷 · $26

    “Hope things get better! - Petrópolis”

  • Samuel C. Domingo 🇺🇸 · $100

    “My father told me about this one. - El Paso”

  • Aleena Humaira Memon 🇵🇰 · $36
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  • Avery J. Ward 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Sending love. Thought of Marcus all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Aaliyah M. Fisher 🇺🇸 · $46.50
  • Florence Elise Gautier 🇨🇦 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Katherine F. Lewis 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Hang in there. My neighbor told me about this one. - Swansea”

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    “God bless - Kyoto”

  • Dhanalakshmi E. Babu 🇮🇳 · $50
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    “Only $30 but hope it helps. - Toronto”

  • Manoel Eduardo Dias 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Good luck. Thought of Marcus all day after reading this. - Ribeirão Preto”

  • Hlengiwe N. Nel 🇿🇦 · $75
  • Viral M. Deshpande 🇮🇳 · $500

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  • Gloria Alvarez

    wishing you peace, Marcus. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Pune

    • Willem P. CloeteQuestionAddress verified

      Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Cleveland

      • Marcus F. KendrickOwnerAnswerAddress verified

        Thank you. If you're in Cleveland I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.

    • Eli L. Byrd

      Thanks for sharing this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Frankfurt.

      • Franco Giovanni Martino

        hope this works out for you. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Cleveland.

        • Vijay L. Randhawa

          Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Cleveland.

          • Payal R. Kapoor

            keep going. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out

            $6,124.50 raised of $7,000

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