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Earthquake in Veracruz: help the Millbrook settlement rebuild

Neighbors in the Millbrook settlement are rebuilding after the earthquake; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Paula M. Cruz
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Veracruz
The earthquake hit the Millbrook settlement on 18 April. My home was one of 53 damaged, and 5 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 $2,750 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,300 • Clean water and purification supplies: $310 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $360 • Food parcels for displaced families: $240 • Tools and labor for repairs: $540 Thanks for reading all this. - Paula
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Updates from Paula

  1. We're at 25% thanks to 17 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  2. Update from Veracruz: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. We're at 8% thanks to 7 of you. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. More news soon.

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    “Hope this helps. Thought of Paula all day after reading this. - Naivasha”

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    “My neighbor told me about this one. - Chicago”

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    “Take care of yourselves. My colleague told me about this one. - Jakarta Selatan”

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  • Ratna Yuni Kusuma

    So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Essen

    • Bithi Joya Mia

      So sorry you're going through this, Paula. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Rome

      • Jepkoech Awino Mutebi

        Rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Veracruz.

        • Rakib Tanvir Mukherjee

          Hang in there, Paula. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.

          • Elena G. Cox

            Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Jaipur this morning.

            $1,180 raised of $2,750

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