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Hurricane in Las Cruces: help the Harbor settlement rebuild
After the hurricane, families in the Harbor settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The hurricane hit the Harbor settlement on 30 January. My home was one of 70 damaged, and 8 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 $8,200 goes:
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,600
• Roofing sheets and timber: $5,000
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $620
• Clean water and purification supplies: $980
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Yến
We're at 7% thanks to 20 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
We're at 5% thanks to 16 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Thank you all. We're at 4% now ($305). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
- Ayaan J. Sood 🇮🇳 · $52.50
- Jack T. Romero 🇺🇸 · $15
- Terry J. Wells 🇺🇸 · $20
- Nikolai Nikolai Bogdanov 🇺🇦 · $15
- Ignacio C. Fuentes 🇲🇽 · $15
- Uchenna Festus Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $10
- Natalia T. Peña 🇪🇸 · $75
- Hadi Faisal Bouzid 🇪🇬 · $79
- Lester N. Santos 🇵🇭 · $50
“Thought of Yến all day after reading this. - Davao City”
- Guadalupe F. Treviño 🇲🇽 · $30
- Lâm Huy Ta 🇻🇳 · $50
- Samuel Joseph Kyagulanyi 🇰🇪 · $25
- Nabirye Eunice Mushi 🇰🇪 · $10
- Savannah S. Nelson 🇺🇸 · $50
- Davide Mario Ferraro 🇮🇹 · $50
“All the best. Hope you get the rest soon. - Naples”
- Antonio C. González 🇲🇽 · $50
- Razvan Dorin Rusu 🇷🇴 · $10
“All the best. Thought of Yến all day after reading this.”
- Renata Sônia Rezende 🇧🇷 · $25
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $76
- Christian C. Prescott 🇺🇸 · $10
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Thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care
Your post was clear and honest. After 18 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Yến.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. food parcels for displaced families comes first ($1,600) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Ask me anything else.
Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
You're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Enugu so I could bring a meal. Love from Narayanganj
you're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Madina.
hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Las Cruces.
Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Amsterdam.
Rooting for you, Yến. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Blessings!
Thinking of you, Yến. I hope things turn around soon.