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Flood in Nîmes: help the families of Old Town Lane rebuild
Neighbors in the families of Old Town Lane are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇫🇷 Nîmes, Occitanie, France1,377 views
The flood hit the families of Old Town Lane on 21 February. My home was one of 35 damaged, and 8 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.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $5,450 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,550
• Clean water and purification supplies: $670
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $840
• Food parcels for displaced families: $590
• Tools and labor for repairs: $800
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Laura
Updates from Laura
Thank you all. We're at 2% now ($93). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.
- Walter Daniel Keller 🇩🇪 · $50
- Nir Gadi Ohana 🇮🇱 · $50
- James Maina Kariuki 🇹🇿 · $50
- Elizabeth Portia Kyei 🇬🇭 · $48
- Moin Khalid Yousafzai 🇵🇰 · $30
- Lorenzo W. Zamora 🇲🇽 · $20
- Hiba Basma Nassar 🇲🇦 · $10
- Hannah D. Howell 🇺🇸 · $10
- Douglas F. Holland 🇨🇦 · $5
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sending good thoughts. Great idea, hope you get there. Sent it to 24 people at work. All the best.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Nîmes
Thank you. If you're in Nîmes I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.
Thinking of you, Laura. Shared this with my family
Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
you're not alone, Laura. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.