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House fire that spread across the block in Manila: help the Hillcrest neighborhood rebuild

Neighbors in the Hillcrest neighborhood are rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇵🇭 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines2,899 views
Camille K. Mabini
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Manila
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Hillcrest neighborhood on 19 March. My home was one of 27 damaged, and 3 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $1,550 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $530 • Clean water and purification supplies: $145 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $120 • Food parcels for displaced families: $310 • Tools and labor for repairs: $445 With deep gratitude, Camille
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Camille

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 76% funded and I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber.

  2. We're at 33% thanks to 18 of you. the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. More news soon.

  3. Update from Manila: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Heather W. Armstrong 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Sarah Reyes 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Rodrigo H. Tapia 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Miguel F. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Ayaan W. Gill 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. Shared with friends too. - Chennai”

  • Dieter Otto 🇩🇪 · $5
  • Bunga Eka Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $25

    “Hope things get better. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Medan”

  • Obiageli Bukola Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Nathaniel Lawrence Gyasi 🇬🇭 · $75
  • Hiền Trieu 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Wyatt Stanley 🇬🇧 · $20

    “Blessings. My neighbor told me about this one. - Bristol”

  • Dian Hesti Lie 🇮🇩 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Hellen Njeri Tembo 🇹🇿 · $10

    “Thought of Camille all day after reading this. - Dar es Salaam”

  • Aubree Bryant 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Sara Fatima Farouk 🇲🇦 · $26.50

    “Thinking of you. I'm in Mohammedia, thinking of you.”

  • Nihal Feyza Arslan 🇹🇷 · $10

    “Hope the May deadline works out. - Üsküdar”

  • Liam Lundgren 🇸🇪 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Stockholm”

  • Ali Benali 🇸🇦 · $10

    “Best of luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Jeddah”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5

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  • Manoel Enzo Tavares

    Stay strong. Great idea, hope you get there. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

    • Comfort Bankole

      Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Calamba!

      • Shruthi W. Warrier

        Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Aurora but we're thinking of you. All the best.

        • Jocelyn S. Magsaysay

          Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.

          • Aditi G. Sethi

            Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. After 12 years in farming I know how hard it is to ask for anything.

            • Lucy L. Anderson

              Thinking of you and your family, Camille. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Manila.

              $1,758 raised of $1,550

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