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House fire that spread across the block in Dallas: help the Northside district rebuild

After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Northside district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇺🇸 Texas, United States2,863 views
Hudson T. Hayes
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Dallas
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Northside district on 7 August. My home was one of 29 damaged, and 6 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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 $3,900 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,100 • Food parcels for displaced families: $830 • Clean water and purification supplies: $460 • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,510 Thanks for being kind about this.

Updates from Hudson

  1. 21% there. the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. Thank you.

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    “Blessings. Hope the September deadline works out. - Alexandria”

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  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Hudson all day after reading this.”

  • Ezekiel T. McDonald 🇺🇸 · $32

    “Rooting for you - Hialeah”

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  • José Felipe Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $25
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    “Take care of yourselves! - Colombo”

  • Josiane Josiane Giraud 🇫🇷 · $50
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    “God bless - Birmingham”

  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. - Lyon”

  • Chang-min Hyun-woo Hong 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Gave what I could this week. - Aurora”

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    “From Fort Worth with love.”

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3.3(15 reviews)

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  • Yeshi Wegayehu MulugetaQuestionID verified

    What's already covered and what's the $3,900 for?

    • Hudson T. HayesOwnerAnswer

      Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. bedding, blankets and mattresses comes first ($1,100) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Appreciate you taking the time.

  • Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

    • Wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Guarulhos this morning. All the best.

      • Sending love, Hudson. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 24 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings

        • Prachi M. ZaveriPhoto verified

          hang in there, Hudson. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Sent it to 7 people at work. Greetings from Saint-Denis.

          • Sending good thoughts, Hudson. It takes guts to ask. Well done

            $1,570 raised of $3,900

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