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Flood in Bangkok: help the Hillcrest settlement rebuild

After the flood, families in the Hillcrest settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇹🇭 Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand2,775 views
Boon Prasert Srisai
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Bangkok
The flood hit the Hillcrest settlement on 21 September. My home was one of 50 damaged, and 12 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club. 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 $1,850 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $850 • Clean water and purification supplies: $260 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $120 • Food parcels for displaced families: $420 • Tools and labor for repairs: $200 Glad we found this place. - Boon
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

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  1. Thank you all. We're at 55% now ($1,012). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Margaret Lilian SsebulibaQuestion

    is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Boon.

    • Boon Prasert SrisaiOwnerAnswer

      Roofing sheets and timber is $850 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.

  • Raymond T. Tucker

    Rooting for you, Boon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

    • Mbali L. Jones

      Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Radom

      • Christopher Burke

        thinking of you and your family. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless

        • Shafiq Rony Zaman

          Wishing you the best, Boon. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

          • Antônia Giovana Figueiredo

            Good luck, Boon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Alexandria this morning.

            • Lincoln Watson

              Hang in there, Boon. Great idea, hope you get there.

              • Álvaro C. Fernández

                Thinking of you, Boon. Hope this works out for you. Take care.

                • Mihaela FloreaID verified

                  Best of luck, Boon. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care

                  • Ashwin L. Krishnamurthy

                    So sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Narayanganj

                    • Samuel Collins Ouma

                      Thanks for sharing this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Bangkok.

                      • Savannah N. WhitfieldPhoto verified

                        Thinking of you and your family, Boon. More neighborhoods should do this

                        • Nabil Amir Mansour

                          Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Rochester.

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