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Ice storm in Ottawa: help the Hillcrest neighborhood rebuild

Neighbors in the Hillcrest neighborhood are rebuilding after the ice storm; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Sophie Camille Marie
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Ottawa
The ice storm hit the Hillcrest neighborhood on 3 February. My home was one of 46 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $6,750 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,200 • Clean water and purification supplies: $550 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,000 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,300 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,700 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Sophie
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Sophie

  1. Quick update: $445 raised so far (7%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Ottawa: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

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  • Novelette S. Burke 🇯🇲 · $100
  • Thomas C. Kelly 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Habib Arif Molla 🇧🇩 · $15

    “Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Jessore”

  • Sophie Duncan 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Keep your head up. My sister told me about this one. - Southampton”

  • Hannah C. Hopkins 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Như Châu Ha 🇻🇳 · $25

    “Be well. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Hải Phòng”

  • Rita Anita Singh 🇳🇵 · $50
  • Brett A. Naicker 🇿🇦 · $50

    “Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Sandton”

  • Thomas P. Taylor 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Keep your head up. My brother told me about this one. - New York”

  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Oaxaca de Juárez”

  • Karan W. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Barış Murat Özdemir 🇹🇷 · $10
  • Diego Cruz 🇪🇸 · $25
  • Nuria D. Quiroga 🇪🇸 · $70
  • Quinn F. McDaniel 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Be well. Hope the April deadline works out. - Oakland”

  • Ethan Thierry Cousin 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $50

    “Stay strong. My brother told me about this one. - 6th of October City”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $20
  • Viviane Amanda Batista 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Blessings. Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Ribeirão Preto”

  • Francisco F. González 🇺🇸 · $10

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  • Sneha D. Thakur

    Hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 35 people at work. Blessings

    • Dola Sultana ChatterjeeID verified

      this could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Love from San Jose

      • Kimani Brian UrassaAddress verified

        Wishing you the best, Sophie. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Ottawa

        • Majid Faisal Abbas

          so sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless!

          • Juan Ting ZouID verifiedPhoto verified

            Sending good thoughts, Sophie. Shared this with my family.

            • Recep Enes ÇiftçiPhoto verified

              Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Dhaka.

              • Naresh H. Menon

                Good luck, Sophie. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Ottawa

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