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Flood in Saskatoon: help the Riverside neighborhood rebuild

The flood damaged 65 homes in the Riverside neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Suresh C. Kushwaha
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Saskatoon
The flood hit the Riverside neighborhood on 4 April. My home was one of 65 damaged, and 12 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club. 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 $7,000 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,650 • Clean water and purification supplies: $720 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $490 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,450 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,690 Thank you so much.

Updates from Suresh

  1. We're at 14% thanks to 29 of you. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. More news soon.

  2. Update from Saskatoon: the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. We're at 6% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Nikhil C. Gurjar 🇮🇳 · $250
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Tharun T. Chettiar 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Praying for you. Please keep us posted. - Agra”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Dewi Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $75

    “Blessings. Thought of Suresh all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

  • Natalie Sims 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Good luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Huntsville”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $59

    “Rooting for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Brasília”

  • Radha A. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Fernando N. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Zainab Manal Trabelsi 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Thawatchai Yodchai Kittisak 🇹🇭 · $50

    “Be well. From Phuket with love.”

  • Lorenzo S. Hernández 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Mulu Eleni Bekele 🇪🇹 · $49

    “Stay strong. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Addis Ababa”

  • Diana Portia Manu 🇬🇭 · $48.50
  • Hauwa Bola Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $30

    “Hope things get better. My colleague told me about this one. - Gwagwalada”

  • Pradeep S. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Hira Ayesha Ismail 🇵🇰 · $30
  • Shapla Sumaiya Rahman 🇧🇩 · $30

    “Hope this helps. Hope you get the rest soon. - Khulna”

  • Laura D. Escobar 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Please keep us posted. - Tallahassee”

  • Shahana Parvin Mia 🇮🇳 · $25

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  • hang in there, Suresh. Hope this works out for you.

    • Halima Aisha OpioQuestionPhoto verified

      Any update on how things are going in Saskatoon?

      • Hope it all works out, Suresh. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

        • Wishing you the best, Suresh. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't give up. Thinking of Saskatoon.

          • Rooting for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours. God bless

            • Keep going. Hope you get there. After 6 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

              • What exactly is the $7,000 for?

                • Suresh C. KushwahaOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

                  Roofing sheets and timber is $2,650 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.

              • Keep going. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Saskatoon.

                • can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Saskatoon.

                  • Suresh C. KushwahaOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

                    Thank you. If you're in Saskatoon I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.

                • Hope it all works out, Suresh. This could happen to any of us. Take care.

                  • Wishing you peace, Suresh. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together.

                    • Sending good thoughts, Suresh. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Saskatoon.

                      • Rooting for you, Suresh. More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.

                        • Hope things get better soon, Suresh. Looking forward to the next update.

                          • This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Jessore

                            • Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 21 people at work. God bless.

                              • This could happen to any of us. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Tucson.

                                • reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Busan donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

                                  • Wishing you peace, Suresh. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best

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