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El Paso winter storm relief - the Millbrook settlement

After the winter storm, families in the Millbrook settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇺🇸 El Paso, Texas, United States6,072 views
Anna Russell
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El Paso
The winter storm hit the Millbrook settlement on 1 June. My home was one of 68 damaged, and 4 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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 $6,500 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,300 • Clean water and purification supplies: $640 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $770 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,500 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,290 Glad we found this place. - Anna
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  • Zainab Mahnoor Abbasi

    Rooting for you, Anna. I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

    • Michelle Miranda

      I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Bakersfield.

      • Giannis Michail Panagiotopoulos

        Sending strength, Anna. Great idea, hope you get there.

        • Joseph Wheeler

          Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Entebbe

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