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Lansing winter storm relief - the Riverside neighborhood
Neighbors in the Riverside neighborhood are rebuilding after the winter storm; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
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The winter storm hit the Riverside neighborhood on 11 March. My home was one of 67 damaged, and 12 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.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $8,500 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $3,950
• Clean water and purification supplies: $850
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $790
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,250
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,660
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Deborah
Updates from Deborah
Thank you all. We're at 32% now ($2,729). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled.
- Mykola Artem Alexandrov 🇺🇦 · $10
- Tania Bithi Begum 🇧🇩 · $50
“Hope things get better. Please keep us posted. - Gazipur”
- Kaylee D. Thornton 🇺🇸 · $50
“Happy to help! - Bakersfield”
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $20
- Antônio Cláudio Vasconcelos 🇧🇷 · $25
- Đạt Nhân Vo 🇻🇳 · $10
“Hope the April deadline works out. - Cầu Giấy”
- Julian C. Sims 🇺🇸 · $10
- Arslan Ahmed Kazmi 🇵🇰 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $13
“Hope this helps. Hope you get the rest soon. - Jakarta Selatan”
- Eduardo G. Cabrera 🇲🇽 · $100
- Sadia Saima Rehman 🇵🇰 · $32.50
- Santiago L. Tapia 🇨🇴 · $5
“Stay strong. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Palmira”
- Aleena Noreen Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $50
“Hope it all works out. Shared with friends too. - Mardan”
- Theophilus Yaw Baah 🇬🇭 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $20
- Rafael P. Pérez 🇲🇽 · $25
- Imran Ali 🇵🇰 · $25
- Mehmet Şimşek 🇹🇷 · $5
- Young-ja Eun-kyung Park 🇺🇸 · $10
“Good luck. Shared with friends too. - Fresno”
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $50
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you're not alone, Deborah. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 15 people at work. Greetings from Ogbomosho!
sending love. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Bandung but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Lansing.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Lansing
Sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings!
Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Dhaka this morning. Thinking of Lansing
hope you get there. My neighbor in Sakai donated after I showed her your page.