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Hurricane in El Paso: help the families of Old Town Lane rebuild
After the hurricane, families in the families of Old Town Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The hurricane hit the families of Old Town Lane on 17 August. My home was one of 56 damaged, and 11 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 $8,800 goes:
• Clean water and purification supplies: $1,000
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,750
• Roofing sheets and timber: $5,000
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,050
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Rowan
Updates from Rowan
Good news. Because of your gifts ($265 in total) the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Joy Rakib Mia 🇧🇩 · $100
“Happy to help. - Jessore”
- Flávio Wellington Fonseca 🇧🇷 · $52
“Get well soon. - Vitória da Conquista”
- Noah Gibson 🇬🇧 · $50
- Javier G. Rojas 🇲🇽 · $50
- Marcus B. McBride 🇺🇸 · $50
“Wishing you the best. Small amount but sent with love. - Fresno”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
“Every little bit. Hope you get the rest soon. - San Francisco”
- Zlata Oksana Koval 🇷🇺 · $50
- Inès Juliette Leroy 🇫🇷 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. - Grenoble”
- Willow B. Reid 🇬🇧 · $37.50
“Thought of Rowan all day after reading this.”
- Femi Isaac Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $25
- Folake Wunmi Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $25
- Dinesh Narayan Bhandari 🇳🇵 · $25
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
- Nahom Legesse 🇪🇹 · $25
- Tunde Tunde Jimoh 🇳🇬 · $20
- Mrunal T. Bhide 🇮🇳 · $20
- Bhavna B. Kapoor 🇮🇳 · $20
- Saeed Hamza Metwally 🇸🇦 · $20
- Angelo F. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $15
“Hope it all works out. - Taguig”
- Ziad Ahmed Badawi 🇦🇺 · $10
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Thinking of you, Rowan. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning. Blessings
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Rowan?
Thank you. If you're in El Paso I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Sending good thoughts, Rowan. Gave what I could, wish it was more
rooting for you, Rowan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.