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Flood in San Diego: help Lakeview village rebuild

After the flood, families in Lakeview village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Sophia S. Barnett
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San Diego
The flood hit Lakeview village on 31 August. My home was one of 19 damaged, and 13 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church 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 $7,350 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,500 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,850 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,800 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,200 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Sophia
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Sophia

  1. We're at 69% thanks to 114 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  2. Small update. $3,200 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($990 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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RecentTop gifts
  • Catalin Dorin Dragomir 🇷🇴 · $25

    “Sending love. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Cluj-Napoca”

  • Genesis S. Kelley 🇺🇸 · $80

    “You got this. Only $80 but hope it helps. - San Jose”

  • Maya Intan Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Darragh Kenny 🇮🇪 · $33
  • Álvaro Soto 🇲🇽 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Sophia all day after reading this. - Ciudad de México”

  • Binita Sharmila Basnet 🇳🇵 · $200

    “All the best. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Dharan”

  • Consuelo J. García 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Good luck. I'm in Grand Rapids, thinking of you.”

  • Karina C. Espinoza 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Susana A. Álvarez 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Ruairi T. Mullan 🇮🇪 · $15

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Sophia all day after reading this.”

  • Sofia Rita D'Angelo 🇮🇹 · $50
  • Bishnu Sunil Maharjan 🇳🇵 · $25
  • Alejandra D. López 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Xolani E. Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $65
  • Olivia W. Stewart 🇨🇦 · $20

    “I'm in Kelowna, thinking of you. - Kelowna”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $51
  • Fatima M. Tshabalala 🇿🇦 · $30

    “Be well. From Pretoria with love. - Pretoria”

  • Pedro F. Contreras 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Brian L. Alexander 🇺🇸 · $100

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  • Toàn Nhân Vuong

    Thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care!

    • Julia E. Ortega

      praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Lahore

      • Lucy Zawadi Waweru

        Thinking of you, Sophia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care

        • Nour Khadija Ghanem

          best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.

          • Josefa C. Castro

            Hope things get better soon, Sophia. More neighborhoods should do this.

            • Maverick J. Morgan

              Good luck, Sophia. Great idea, hope you get there. After 24 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

              • Araceli R. Navarro

                Sending good thoughts, Sophia. Looking forward to the next update. Take care

                • Kurniawan Slamet Nasution

                  This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

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