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Los Angeles house fire that spread across the block relief - the Hillcrest settlement
After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Hillcrest settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The house fire that spread across the block hit the Hillcrest settlement on 17 June. My home was one of 40 damaged, and 11 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 $7,200 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $3,150
• Clean water and purification supplies: $850
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,100
• Food parcels for displaced families: $730
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,370
Thanks for reading all this.
- Leonardo
Updates from Leonardo
Small update. $2,502 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.
- Silas R. Steele 🇬🇧 · $5
- Hao Hu 🇺🇸 · $75
- Uma H. Babu 🇮🇳 · $30
“Happy to help. From Udaipur with love.”
- Rafiq Saif Paul 🇮🇳 · $50
“Wish I could do more. - Vadodara”
- Aaliyah Frazier 🇺🇸 · $25
- Ochieng Simiyu Karanja 🇰🇪 · $68
- Opio John Shayo 🇺🇬 · $10
- Tanvir Hossain Mukherjee 🇧🇩 · $5
“Hope this helps. My cousin told me about this one. - Dhaka”
- Gabriel J. Andrews 🇨🇦 · $30
- Vani C. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $25
“Thought of Leonardo all day after reading this. - Pune”
- Souad Hana Radwan 🇪🇬 · $15
- Waylon Fleming 🇺🇸 · $25
- Imad Ibrahim Kassem 🇸🇦 · $50
- Aisha Tabitha Nakamya 🇰🇪 · $100
- Raimundo Brito 🇧🇷 · $10
“All the best. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Ribeirão Preto”
- Ellie J. Vega 🇺🇸 · $75
“Every little bit. Hope the September deadline works out. - Springfield”
- Janet Upendo Mwende 🇹🇿 · $20
- Rui Shuai Peng 🇦🇺 · $50
“Hope it all works out. - Perth”
- Rebecca G. Zimmerman 🇬🇧 · $10
- Yusuf Erdoğan 🇹🇷 · $72
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Hope it all works out, Leonardo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from London
Wishing you the best, Leonardo. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Warsaw.
Sending good thoughts, Leonardo. Hope you get there. Love from Patna.
What exactly is the $7,200 for?
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. roofing sheets and timber is the biggest at $3,150. Appreciate you taking the time.
Wishing you the best, Leonardo. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Rome.
you're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Wishing you the best, Leonardo. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from São Paulo.
Keep going, Leonardo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.