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Rebuilding after the flash flood: the Riverside settlement needs your help

The flash flood damaged 37 homes in the Riverside settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States4,921 views
Wayne D. Murray
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San Antonio
The flash flood hit the Riverside settlement on 26 September. My home was one of 37 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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 $7,350 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,050 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,650 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,450 • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,200 Thanks for reading all this.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Wayne

  1. Quick update: $2,377 raised so far (32%). the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Small update. $2,002 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($943 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Wesley H. Whitaker

    Wishing you the best, Wayne. I hope things turn around soon. All the best.

    • Samira Jamila Slimani

      Keep going, Wayne. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.

      • Rima Yasmin Osman

        wishing you peace, Wayne. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out

        • Wegayehu Gebremariam

          praying for you, Wayne. Looking forward to the next update.

          • Afia Eunice Boateng

            good luck, Wayne. Gave what I could, wish it was more

            • Beatriz B. ChávezID verified

              Wishing you the best. More neighborhoods should do this. I hope December is when things finally get easier

              • Sosina Yodit Yilma

                Praying for you, Wayne. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of San Antonio

                • Charlotte W. Foster

                  You're not alone. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.

                  • Hailey Holmes

                    Wishing you peace, Wayne. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from London.

                    • Silvia A. VillalobosPhoto verified

                      Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. After 10 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything

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