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Flash flood in Riverside: help the Riverside settlement rebuild
Neighbors in the Riverside settlement are rebuilding after the flash flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇺🇸 California, United States3,586 views
The flash flood hit the Riverside settlement on 12 December. My home was one of 39 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.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $5,900 goes:
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,600
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,700
• Clean water and purification supplies: $1,000
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,600
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Russell
Thank you all. We're at 38% now ($2,253). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.
- Pedro C. Mercado 🇵🇭 · $15
- Jana Hannah Kühn 🇩🇪 · $62
- Charlotte Anaïs Thomas 🇫🇷 · $10
- Zahra Rina Harahap 🇮🇩 · $30
- Sushila Radha Acharya 🇳🇵 · $30
“From my family to yours! - Bhaktapur”
- Serenity Carroll 🇬🇧 · $200
“Get well soon. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Cardiff”
- Adeline B. Jenkins 🇨🇦 · $20
- Sakshi S. Bhatt 🇮🇳 · $50
- Lucía L. Herrera 🇺🇸 · $10
- Renata K. Galindo 🇪🇸 · $25
- Walker B. Wade 🇨🇦 · $61
- Anonymous 🇯🇲 · $20
- Beau L. Peterson 🇺🇸 · $75
- Charlotte A. Weaver 🇬🇧 · $15
- Bolaji Isaac Idowu 🇳🇬 · $10
- Eduardo G. Moreno 🇨🇴 · $20
- Thomas M. Dixon 🇺🇸 · $10
- Hamisi Maina Nakamya 🇺🇬 · $20
- Sandesh D. Desai 🇮🇳 · $10
- Guadalupe H. Robles 🇪🇸 · $15
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hope things get better soon, Russell. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't give up.
Hope you get there. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Addis Ababa.
thinking of you, Russell. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to San Francisco so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Peoria.
Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Edinburgh.
Wishing you the best, Russell. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings
Thinking of you, Russell. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care
Praying for you, Russell. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Riverside
best of luck, Russell. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Gqeberha.
Hope things get better soon, Russell. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.