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Leeds flood relief - Northside village

After the flood, families in Northside village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom2,616 views
Sarah A. Keller
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Leeds
The flood hit Northside village on 22 May. My home was one of 36 damaged, and 14 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 $4,500 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $660 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,300 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,540 Thanks for reading all this. - Sarah
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Sarah

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,846 in total) I made the first payment toward clean water and purification supplies. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Update from Leeds: I made the first payment toward clean water and purification supplies. We're at 22% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Eman Tayyaba Farooqi

    Praying for you. Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning.

    • Allison A. Gutierrez

      Stay strong, Sarah. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Québec so I could bring a meal.

      • Manuel L. Gómez

        Thinking of you and your family, Sarah. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Nairobi

        • Sara Conte

          Thanks for sharing this, Sarah. This could happen to any of us. After 22 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

          • Anthony C. Calloway

            Praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.

            • Benjamin Rhodes

              Hope things get better soon, Sarah. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings

              • Farhana Farhana Banerjee

                Sending good thoughts, Sarah. Great idea, hope you get there. All the best.

                • Dipika SavlaID verified

                  Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

                  • Lúcia Sandra Bastos

                    Best of luck, Sarah. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Leeds.

                    • Léa Amélie Carpentier

                      So sorry you're going through this, Sarah. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless

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