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Los Angeles wildfire relief - Orchard village

After the wildfire, families in Orchard village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Caleb W. Park
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Los Angeles
The wildfire hit Orchard village on 21 October. My home was one of 69 damaged, and 5 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $5,200 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $500 • Clean water and purification supplies: $810 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,050 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,840 I hope life is good to you.

Updates from Caleb

  1. 27% there. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Thank you.

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Dayton”

  • Vani R. Sood 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇳🇿 · $72

    “Hope this helps! - Auckland”

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    “Rooting for you - Tel Aviv”

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    “Blessings - São Paulo”

  • Wanjiru Aisha Shayo 🇹🇿 · $25

    “Sending love. Thought of Caleb all day after reading this.”

  • Greyson F. Howell 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Enrique P. Mora 🇨🇴 · $50
  • Daniel Garba Bankole 🇳🇬 · $100
  • In-ho Do-hyun Kwak 🇰🇷 · $100

    “Hang in there. - Seoul”

  • Thủy Anh Vo 🇻🇳 · $10
  • Wouter Robbert Gerritsen 🇳🇱 · $10

    “God bless. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - The Hague”

  • Emilia K. Moore 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Tommaso Andrea Marchetti 🇮🇹 · $10

    “Rooting for you! - Lecce”

  • Daniela Mariana Castro 🇧🇷 · $16

    “Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Petrópolis”

  • Adalynn Harper 🇬🇧 · $5

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2.3(13 reviews)

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  • Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Los Angeles

    • Aishwarya T. TrivediID verifiedPhoto verified

      shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.

      • Good luck, Caleb. Looking forward to the next update.

        • Any update on how things are going in Los Angeles?

          • Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Ikeja

            • It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Accra

              • Ki-tae Jung-ho SongPhoto verified

                It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected

                • Wishing you peace. Great idea, hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

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