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Flood in Melbourne: help the Harbor district rebuild

After the flood, families in the Harbor district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia2,757 views
Ling Pan
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Melbourne
The flood hit the Harbor district on 14 September. My home was one of 90 damaged, and 11 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. 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 $3,250 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,650 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,200 • Clean water and purification supplies: $400 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Ling
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Ling

  1. Quick update: $348 raised so far (11%). the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Small update. $1,248 so far, the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled.

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  • Leila Fahmy 🇸🇦 · $200

    “From my family to yours! - Mecca”

  • Esperanza C. Martínez 🇲🇽 · $100
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    “God bless! - Colombo”

  • Joseph Ochieng Okello 🇺🇬 · $75

    “Take care of yourselves. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Kampala”

  • Neil Abad 🇵🇭 · $75

    “Thought of Ling all day after reading this. - Quezon City”

  • Da-eun Baek 🇰🇷 · $59.50

    “Good luck. My cousin told me about this one. - Busan”

  • Phúc Anh Cao 🇻🇳 · $58

    “Blessings! - Hanoi”

  • Ssebuliba Simiyu Shayo 🇹🇿 · $50

    “Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Mwanza”

  • Miguel F. Nava 🇪🇸 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Ling all day after reading this.”

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  • Babar Nadeem Jilani 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Hyderabad”

  • Siddharth F. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $50
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  • Aditi M. Verma 🇮🇳 · $44

    “Hope things get better. Hope the November deadline works out. - Durgapur”

  • Vivaan Sandhu 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Varun D. Jain 🇦🇺 · $30
  • Mwanaisha Anyango Massawe 🇰🇪 · $30

    “Stay strong! - Likoni”

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  • Ellen Lieke Van den BroekQuestion

    How is Ling doing now?

    • Lubna Noor Cherif

      Keep going, Ling. Looking forward to the next update. Please keep us posted. Love from San Diego

      • Margaret Atieno Omondi

        Hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

        • Maverick Matthews

          Sending strength, Ling. Your post was clear and honest.

          • Terry D. Ryan

            Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Melbourne

            • Thảo Lan Kieu

              Good luck, Ling. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update. All the best

              $1,892 raised of $3,250

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