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Rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block: the Sunrise settlement needs your help

After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Sunrise settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States6,691 views
Lourdes W. Quiroga
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San Jose
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Sunrise settlement on 30 May. My home was one of 76 damaged, and 10 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $8,350 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $4,150 • Clean water and purification supplies: $940 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $900 • Food parcels for displaced families: $730 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,630 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Lourdes
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    “Rooting for you. Thought of Lourdes all day after reading this. - San Diego”

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  • Joshua A. Gardner

    You're not alone, Lourdes. Hope you get there. My neighbor in San Diego donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

    • Roberto Prado

      Hang in there. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

      • Yiğit Yusuf Yılmaz

        Wishing you the best, Lourdes. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care

        • Madeline Nelson

          I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Ottawa.

          • Kavitha A. Sastry

            Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care

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