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Farewell fund for Soledad: help Valentina's family in El Paso

Valentina lost her mother suddenly and the family can't cover funeral and burial costs of $2,900.

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Valentina N. Vargas
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El Paso
Soledad, my mother, passed away on 2 August after a long fight with kidney disease. She was 49 years old. She was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance. The funeral home has given us a quote of $2,900 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 17 August. I have already used what I had for the hospital bills. My family is scattered, and many of us are out of work. We want Soledad to have a dignified farewell. Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers. Anything left over after the funeral will be donated to a neighborhood youth program. Where the $2,900 goes: • Memorial gathering for the family: $450 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $1,850 • Transport of the deceased: $600 Thanks for reading all this. - Valentina
#funeral#bereavement#family

Updates from Valentina

  1. Quick update: $2,595 raised so far (89%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from El Paso: I made the first payment toward transport of the deceased. We're at 34% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 25% now ($735). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward cemetery plot and burial fees.

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  • Pedro Fernando Leite 🇧🇷 · $250
  • Dustin N. Carter 🇬🇧 · $250

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Aberdeen”

  • Itzel L. Delgado 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Tithi Shefali Talukder 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Shoaib Rizwan Qazi 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Qasim Asad Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $100

    “All the best. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Rawalpindi”

  • Gabriela Priscila Carvalho 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Dolores Álvarez 🇨🇴 · $100
  • Bikash Sandeep Subedi 🇳🇵 · $100
  • Nadia Sawsan Zidan 🇪🇬 · $86
  • Anand P. Chettiar 🇮🇳 · $77

    “Be well. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Prayagraj”

  • Dhanush K. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Keep your head up. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Patna”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Thinking of you. Been where you are, it gets better. - Reading”

  • Mikhail Serhiy Medvedev 🇺🇦 · $75
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  • Beatriz Camila Nunes 🇧🇷 · $70

    “Best of luck. Saw your post and had to give. - Fortaleza”

  • Dua Dua Javed 🇵🇰 · $52
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Good luck. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Cleveland”

  • Francisco S. Estrada 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Julieta A. Álvarez 🇲🇽 · $50

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  • Daniel Ssebuliba NgowiPhoto verified

    Hope things get better soon, Valentina. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings.

    • Oanh Hương Cao

      Good luck, Valentina. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 11 people at work. Take care.

      • Hassan Omar Qureshi

        Sending strength. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Oakland so I could bring a meal. Take care!

        • Rashed Rahim Sarker

          good luck, Valentina. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

          • Inés C. Quintero

            So sorry you're going through this, Valentina. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless

            • Mariana S. Serrano

              Sending good thoughts, Valentina. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings

              • Titilayo Esther Okonkwo

                Hope things get better soon, Valentina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Warangal.

                • Rafaela Márcia Almeida

                  Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of El Paso

                  • Lamia Popy Rahman

                    praying for you. Hope this works out for you. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of El Paso

                    • Pedro E. ManaloID verified

                      thinking of you and your family, Valentina. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings

                      $3,534.50 raised of $2,900

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