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Fort Worth flash flood relief - the Northside settlement

Neighbors in the Northside settlement are rebuilding after the flash flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Gaurav G. Mehra
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Fort Worth
The flash flood hit the Northside settlement on 11 June. My home was one of 77 damaged, and 2 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 $9,150 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,250 • Clean water and purification supplies: $710 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,000 • Food parcels for displaced families: $2,250 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,940 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Gaurav

Updates from Gaurav

  1. Small update. $3,666 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 31% funded and I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 11% now ($1,045). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled.

  • Irene J. Duarte 🇲🇽 · $5
  • Padma L. Iyengar 🇮🇳 · $15

    “Thinking of you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Rajkot”

  • Gonzalo M. Ibáñez 🇲🇽 · $15

    “You got this. Thought of Gaurav all day after reading this. - Tuxtla Gutiérrez”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Wayne F. Harper 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Gaurav all day after reading this.”

  • Vivaan E. Soni 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Wulan Zahra Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $5
  • Margaret Tabitha Kimaro 🇰🇪 · $15
  • Varun L. Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $55
  • Apichart Mongkol Laohakul 🇹🇭 · $10

    “You got this. Hope you get the rest soon. - Phuket”

  • Kreesan F. Pretorius 🇿🇦 · $25
  • Akosua Janet Obeng 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Irfan Aditya Tan 🇮🇩 · $5
  • Eliane Antônia Melo 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Jennifer E. Rogers 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. From Newport with love.”

  • Claudia B. Estrada 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. I'm in Aurora, thinking of you.”

  • Hauwa Ronke Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Jorge Bruno Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Anisa Elsa Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Been where you're, it gets better. - Semarang”

  • Almaz Sosina Wolde 🇪🇹 · $25

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  • Wishing you peace, Gaurav. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. All the best!

    • you're not alone, Gaurav. Shared it with a few friends

      • Gabriela B. QuirogaPhoto verified

        shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Nuremberg.

        • Elias S. TatePhoto verified

          Keep going, Gaurav. More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Nuremberg but we're thinking of you.

          • What's already covered and what's the $9,150 for?

            • Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

              • how is Gaurav doing now?

                • Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Bang Khen!

                  • Sending good thoughts, Gaurav. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Gujranwala but we're thinking of you. Blessings

                    • Thanks for sharing this, Gaurav. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

                      • Hang in there, Gaurav. Great idea, hope you get there

                        • Good luck, Gaurav. Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Prayagraj this morning.

                          • Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 6 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings

                            • Hope it all works out, Gaurav. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.

                              • Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Manila.

                                $6,583.50 raised of $9,150

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