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Rebuilding after the earthquake: the Old Town neighborhood needs your help

The earthquake damaged 46 homes in the Old Town neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇯🇵 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan3,434 views
Takashi Tanaka
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Sapporo
The earthquake hit the Old Town neighborhood on 23 October. My home was one of 46 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 $3,750 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $700 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,850 • Food parcels for displaced families: $640 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $560 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Takashi

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  • Fernanda Lorena Pereira 🇧🇷 · $250

    “Every little bit. From Pelotas with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $250
  • Sundar J. Rathnam 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Vijay A. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Manisha S. Sharma 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Amparo T. Acosta 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Thinking of you. - Mexicali”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $100
  • Vidya C. Reddy 🇮🇳 · $77
  • Viola Matilde Rizzo 🇮🇹 · $75

    “Every little bit. Thought of Takashi all day after reading this.”

  • Noémie Perrin 🇫🇷 · $75
  • Puja Mitu Sikder 🇮🇳 · $66.50
  • Nazia Hina Butt 🇵🇰 · $60
  • Samuel W. Stevens 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Linnea Alma Pålsson 🇸🇪 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Kamal Salim Amin 🇫🇷 · $50

    “My sister told me about this one. - Nice”

  • Maud Corrie De Groot 🇳🇱 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $46

    “Rooting for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Hubballi”

  • Elena M. Parker 🇺🇸 · $33
  • Derya Özer 🇹🇷 · $30

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  • Thinking of you and your family. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Southampton.

    • everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Rio de Janeiro donated after I showed her your page.

      • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Takashi

        • Takashi TanakaOwnerAnswerID verifiedPhoto verified

          Sure. The biggest one is clean water and purification supplies, $700. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Appreciate you taking the time.

      • Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. All the best!

        • So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Sapporo

          • How is Takashi doing now?

            • hope things get better soon, Takashi. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Haifa so I could bring a meal

              • Ravi C. SachdevaQuestionID verified

                is there anything that isn't money that would help Takashi?

                • Takashi TanakaOwnerAnswerID verifiedPhoto verified

                  Thank you. If you're in Sapporo I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.

              • Stay strong, Takashi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Sapporo!

                • sending love. Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Córdoba.

                  • great idea, hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Depok so I could bring a meal. All the best!

                    • keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Lagos donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

                      • you're not alone. More neighborhoods should do this. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                        • Thinking of you, Takashi. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Dharan

                          • Wishing you peace, Takashi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Tema.

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