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Flood in La Plata: help the Riverside district rebuild

The flood damaged 61 homes in the Riverside district. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Laura T. Vásquez
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La Plata
The flood hit the Riverside district on 9 December. My home was one of 61 damaged, and 12 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 $1,400 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $830 • Clean water and purification supplies: $170 • Tools and labor for repairs: $400 Thank you so much.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Laura

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 70% funded and I made the first payment toward tools and labor for repairs.

  2. Update from La Plata: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 30% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. We're at 27% thanks to 11 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Fabrice Sanchez 🇫🇷 · $60
  • Manoel Marcelo Rezende 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $57

    “Happy to help. My neighbor told me about this one. - Montréal”

  • Gabriel N. Jimenez 🇺🇸 · $15

    “Get well soon. Thought of Laura all day after reading this.”

  • Henryk Marek Mazur 🇵🇱 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $30.50

    “Stay strong. Thought of Laura all day after reading this. - Tokyo”

  • Zoey N. Richards 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Abdul Tanvir Biswas 🇧🇩 · $10

    “Hope the March deadline works out. - Comilla”

  • Johan Peters 🇳🇱 · $10

    “Praying for you. Saw your post and had to give. - The Hague”

  • Mangesh A. Karandikar 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Hari Bikash Pandey 🇳🇵 · $6
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Maverick G. Baker 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Dolores P. Vargas 🇨🇴 · $5
  • Jack D. Mason 🇺🇸 · $68
  • Dipu Karim Ali 🇧🇩 · $15

    “Wishing you the best. Shared with friends too. - Comilla”

  • Landon F. Snyder 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Benjamin Beck 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Good luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Tallahassee”

  • Stefan Werner Köhler 🇩🇪 · $46

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  • Micah M. Tate

    Hope it all works out, Laura. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 30 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

    • Nina Mia Seidel

      Thanks for sharing this, Laura. Great idea, hope you get there

      • Omolara Favour Ogunleye

        Hope it all works out, Laura. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 36 people at work. Take care.

        • Riku Toru Miyamoto

          Thinking of you, Laura. More neighborhoods should do this. Sent it to 18 people at work. Thinking of La Plata

          • Caroline Atim Mollel

            Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Peoria donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of La Plata.

            • Manuel J. Navarro

              Sending good thoughts, Laura. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

              • Júlia Rocha

                This could happen to any of us. Love from Manukau.

                • Armando R. Soto

                  Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 28 people at work. Blessings

                  • Quinn M. CamposAddress verified

                    You're not alone, Laura. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care

                    • Paulina Kołodziej

                      hope things get better soon, Laura. Great idea, hope you get there. All the best.

                      • Maryam Manal Soliman

                        So sorry you're going through this, Laura. More neighborhoods should do this.

                        • Aarav G. SaxenaPhoto verified

                          rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 27 people at work

                          • Antoine Guillaume Roy

                            Hang in there. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Bogotá.

                            $1,462.50 raised of $1,400

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