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Rebuilding after the heatwave: the Riverside neighborhood needs your help
Neighbors in the Riverside neighborhood are rebuilding after the heatwave; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇮🇳 Gujarat, India237 views
The heatwave hit the Riverside neighborhood on 28 August. My home was one of 60 damaged, and 8 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 $550 goes:
• Food parcels for displaced families: $115
• Clean water and purification supplies: $160
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $135
• Tools and labor for repairs: $140
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Philadelphia.
sending strength. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Surat
Thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 33 people at work. God bless
Thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Sacramento
Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Surat
Keep going, Swetha. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Sending strength, Swetha. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Faisalabad.
Thanks for sharing this, Swetha. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Hamburg.
You're not alone, Swetha. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Sapporo
Sending good thoughts, Swetha. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.