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Flash flood in Buffalo: help the Marketplace neighborhood rebuild
Neighbors in the Marketplace neighborhood are rebuilding after the flash flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
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The flash flood hit the Marketplace neighborhood on 9 September. My home was one of 25 damaged, and 4 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse.
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 $3,850 goes:
• Food parcels for displaced families: $770
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,800
• Clean water and purification supplies: $640
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $640
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Wesley
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- Yuri Ivanov 🇺🇦 · $5
- Wulan Novi Halim 🇮🇩 · $10
- Mariana G. Gómez 🇲🇽 · $10
“Good luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - León”
- Malee Pornpimol Phetcharat 🇹🇭 · $50
“Good luck. My father told me about this one. - Chiang Mai”
- Theodore L. Kennedy 🇺🇸 · $10
- Enrique H. Peña 🇪🇸 · $50
- Bikash Hari Acharya 🇳🇵 · $78.50
- Manal Asma Tawfik 🇪🇬 · $5
- Abdul Ratul Ahmed 🇮🇳 · $10
“Hope things get better. Please keep us posted. - Hyderabad”
- Yanti Indah Utomo 🇮🇩 · $250
- Liliana A. Wells 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $500
“Only $500 but hope it helps. - Tampa”
- Harold Bradley 🇳🇿 · $10
- Jiro Morita 🇯🇵 · $50
- Emily J. Sithole 🇿🇦 · $65
- Gita Fitria Susanto 🇮🇩 · $25
- Garba Samuel Bankole 🇳🇬 · $25
- Wesley P. Coleman 🇺🇸 · $25
“Hope things get better. Thought of Wesley all day after reading this. - Syracuse”
- Logan S. Webb 🇦🇺 · $25
- Jun Tao Xiao 🇺🇸 · $40
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Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. Love from Bangkok.
wishing you the best, Wesley. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Istanbul.
Sending love, Wesley. Hope you get there. Take care
You're not alone, Wesley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
rooting for you, Wesley. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up.
wishing you the best. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 26 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything!