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Flood in London: help the Riverside neighborhood rebuild

The flood damaged 71 homes in the Riverside neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Chloe G. Yang
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London
The flood hit the Riverside neighborhood on 5 August. My home was one of 71 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at the community hall. 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 $6,450 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,900 • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,150 • Clean water and purification supplies: $630 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $770 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Chloe

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($835 in total) I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Alice Snyder 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Happy to help. Hope you get the rest soon. - Baton Rouge”

  • Beatrice Auma Kipchoge 🇺🇬 · $200
  • Sandesh R. Desai 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the October deadline works out. - New Delhi”

  • Meenakshi K. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Rizwan Ahmed Awan 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Ibrahim Danjuma Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $20

    “Get well soon. Thought of Chloe all day after reading this. - Epe”

  • Yakubu Isaac Lawal 🇳🇬 · $20

    “Blessings. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Enugu”

  • Lestari Fitria Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $200
  • John T. Marshall 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Audrey H. Hunt 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Thought of Chloe all day after reading this. - Newcastle upon Tyne”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Emre Şimşek 🇹🇷 · $50

    “Thought of Chloe all day after reading this. - Antalya”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Precious F. Mahlangu 🇿🇦 · $25
  • Hadi Anwar Aziz 🇲🇦 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Fez”

  • Rafiq Rashed Ghosh 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Davi Rodrigo Moreira 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Greyson K. Fowler 🇬🇧 · $69.50

    “Hope things get better. Small amount but sent with love. - Southampton”

  • Garima F. Dwivedi 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Ivan Anton Sorokin 🇷🇺 · $50

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  • Bích Châu DinhQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Chloe!

    • Chloe G. YangOwnerAnswer

      The list at the bottom is the whole picture. roofing sheets and timber is the biggest at $2,900. Thanks, that means a lot.

  • Cameron K. BrownPhoto verified

    Rooting for you. More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor in Padua donated after I showed her your page.

    • Rekha R. Kohli

      thanks for sharing this, Chloe. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.

      • Thiago Anderson Amaral

        Stay strong. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of London.

        • Elżbieta Janina Baran

          Take care, Chloe. Hope you get there. God bless.

          • Mia Sabine Fuchs

            Sending strength, Chloe. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Fort Worth donated after I showed her your page. Love from Fort Worth

            $2,528.50 raised of $6,450

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