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Leeds storm relief - the Eastgate district

Neighbors in the Eastgate district are rebuilding after the storm; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom3,864 views
Wendy H. Kelley
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Leeds
The storm hit the Eastgate district on 21 June. My home was one of 51 damaged, and 10 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $8,100 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $4,050 • Clean water and purification supplies: $860 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $610 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,250 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,330 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Wendy

Updates from Wendy

  1. Small update. $1,561 so far, the plan for food parcels for displaced families is now scheduled.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($922 in total) I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Amani Hellen Karanja 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Nahid Emon Talukder 🇧🇩 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Abubakar Bello Zakari 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Taylor R. Washington 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Dalia Khadija Bouzid 🇪🇬 · $10
  • Fatima Dina Taha 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Abigail Armah 🇬🇭 · $20
  • Christopher K. Mejia 🇺🇸 · $30

    “God bless. My cousin told me about this one. - St. Petersburg”

  • Arthur Wellington Cunha 🇧🇷 · $30

    “Be well. Please keep us posted. - São Paulo”

  • Trisha P. Quizon 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Meltem Yağmur Coşkun 🇹🇷 · $30

    “Keep your head up. - Bornova”

  • Padam Karki 🇳🇵 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $5
  • Vincent Garcia 🇫🇷 · $13
  • Sophia H. Burrell 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Keep your head up! - Brooklyn”

  • Liliana B. Harrison 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Kiptoo Wekesa Mwesigwa 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Happy to help. I'm in Naivasha, thinking of you. - Naivasha”

  • Neha Thakur 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Nada Yasmin Mahmoud 🇪🇬 · $70

    “Blessings. Thought of Wendy all day after reading this. - 6th of October City”

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  • what exactly is the $8,100 for?

    • Wendy H. KelleyOwnerAnswer

      Roofing sheets and timber is $4,050 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.

  • Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. Love from Nuremberg

    • Sending love. Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update.

      • Henri PhilippeQuestionAddress verified

        can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Leeds.

        • Wendy H. KelleyOwnerAnswer

          Thank you. If you're in Leeds I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.

      • Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 23 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.

        • it takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best!

          • Wishing you peace, Wendy. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

            • Dmytro Bohdan HavrylenkoQuestionPhoto verified

              How is Wendy doing now?

              • hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Johannesburg.

                • Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Antalya

                  • your post was clear and honest. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.

                    • Arnel P. OcampoPhoto verified

                      Hope you get there. My neighbor in Madurai donated after I showed her your page.

                      • Hope it all works out, Wendy. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 27 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything

                        • Wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Colombo

                          • Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care

                            • Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.

                              • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. God bless

                                • wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. All the best

                                  • More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor in Surrey donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Leeds.

                                    • Santiago WattsPhoto verified

                                      thinking of you and your family, Wendy. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Aurangabad.

                                      • Praying for you. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care

                                        • More neighborhoods should do this. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

                                          • Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

                                            • Praying for you, Wendy. Shared this with my family. Love from Thane!

                                              • Yared GetuPhoto verified

                                                Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 14 people at work.

                                                • wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

                                                  • Brandon C. WoodPhoto verified

                                                    take care, Wendy. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                                                    • Rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. All the best

                                                      • Best of luck, Wendy. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Winnipeg.

                                                        • Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. I hope September is when things finally get easier. All the best.

                                                          • Wishing you the best. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.

                                                            • Hope things get better soon, Wendy. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Catania.

                                                              • Hang in there, Wendy. Hope you get there. Love from Cebu City.

                                                                • Thinking of you, Wendy. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 19 people at work. God bless.

                                                                  • Wishing you the best, Wendy. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.

                                                                    • reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Rajshahi

                                                                      • Uwe SchmitzVerified organization

                                                                        stay strong. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 15 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.

                                                                        • Hang in there, Wendy. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Leeds

                                                                          • Hang in there, Wendy. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Blessings.

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