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Rebuilding after the flood: the Sunrise neighborhood needs your help
Neighbors in the Sunrise neighborhood are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
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The flood hit the Sunrise neighborhood on 10 September. My home was one of 47 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall.
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 $950 goes:
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $190
• Roofing sheets and timber: $470
• Food parcels for displaced families: $290
Thanks for being kind about this.
Updates from Themba
Wanted to say thank you properly. 45% funded and I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses.
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $250
- Rocco Ferraro 🇮🇹 · $128
- Gökhan Cengiz Erdoğan 🇹🇷 · $100
- Gabriel G. Vásquez 🇲🇽 · $68
- Elmarie R. Cele 🇿🇦 · $50
- Amber Hoffman 🇬🇧 · $50
- Isaiah A. Hill 🇬🇧 · $50
- Terry P. Dunn 🇨🇦 · $50
- Henrique Wellington Bezerra 🇧🇷 · $30.50
- Miles T. Pierce 🇺🇸 · $30
- Ana M. Hernández 🇺🇸 · $25
“Hope the December deadline works out. - Bakersfield”
- Jigna N. Ranade 🇮🇳 · $25
- Sakshi Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $24.50
- Nadia Mona Tawfik 🇳🇱 · $20
- Batuhan Erdem Özkan 🇹🇷 · $20
- Emiliano D. Castro 🇺🇸 · $20
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Themba all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
- Yusuf Iwan Halim 🇮🇩 · $20
- Ioannis Nikos Tsakiris 🇬🇷 · $20
- Daniela Galindo 🇲🇽 · $20
“Thought of Themba all day after reading this.”
- Nomsa G. Radebe 🇿🇦 · $10
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Great idea, hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.
hang in there, Themba. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless
you're not alone. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Themba.
Sure. The biggest one is bedding, blankets and mattresses, $190. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for asking.
sending good thoughts, Themba. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Sent it to 36 people at work. Greetings from Seoul.
Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up.
projects like this are what make a place worth living in!
Best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Palmira
Your post was clear and honest. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you