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Rebuilding after the flash flood: the families of Eastgate Lane needs your help

Neighbors in the families of Eastgate Lane are rebuilding after the flash flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Raúl C. Urbina
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Springfield
The flash flood hit the families of Eastgate Lane on 6 February. My home was one of 43 damaged, and 2 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 $6,800 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,600 • Clean water and purification supplies: $1,150 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,100 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,950 Thank you so much.
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Updates from Raúl

  1. Quick update: $2,098 raised so far (31%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 22% now ($1,481). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for clean water and purification supplies is now scheduled.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($337 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Horst Keller 🇩🇪 · $200

    “Hope things get better. Hope the April deadline works out. - Essen”

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  • Caleb D. Lowe 🇨🇦 · $100

    “God bless. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Québec”

  • Vinayak J. Karandikar 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Thought of Raúl all day after reading this. - Nashik”

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  • Marisol T. Valdez 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Raúl all day after reading this. - Ciudad de México”

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    “Hang in there. Only $54 but hope it helps. - Mumbai”

  • Tess Van der Meer 🇳🇱 · $50
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    “From my family to yours. My brother told me about this one. - Jessore”

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  • Sebastian D. Thornton

    Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Springfield

    • Baptiste Mathieu Clement

      Hope things get better soon, Raúl. Your post was clear and honest. God bless

      • Birgitta Lundgren

        Good luck. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Rohini.

        • Vino Teguh Wardana

          Best of luck, Raúl. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking!

          • Sang-hoon Seung-woo Hwang

            Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Dwarka but we're thinking of you. God bless.

            • Bola Modupe Gbadamosi

              It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Love from Kathmandu.

              $3,412.50 raised of $6,800

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