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Flood in Hamilton: help the families of Marketplace Lane rebuild

Neighbors in the families of Marketplace Lane are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇳🇿 Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand7,059 views
Everly T. Lee
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Hamilton
The flood hit the families of Marketplace Lane on 9 August. My home was one of 18 damaged, and 2 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 $6,600 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,750 • Clean water and purification supplies: $680 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $800 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,300 • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,070 If you're reading this, thank you.
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Updates from Everly

  1. Update from Hamilton: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 50% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,618 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 16% thanks to 28 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

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  • Albin Lucas Holmberg

    Keep going, Everly. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together.

    • Tadhg S. Sweeney

      You're not alone. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless

      • Nadia Farah Nabulsi

        Sending good thoughts, Everly. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in San Diego donated after I showed her your page. Take care

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