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Rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block: the Orchard neighborhood needs your help

Neighbors in the Orchard neighborhood are rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Sheila F. Castro
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Lapu-Lapu
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Orchard neighborhood on 21 February. My home was one of 59 damaged, and 14 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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 $1,050 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $175 • Roofing sheets and timber: $460 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $195 • Food parcels for displaced families: $220 I hope life is good to you.
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  • Shailesh R. Amin

    Hang in there, Sheila. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Lapu-Lapu

    • Omolara Oluwaseun Nwankwo

      Good luck. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Addis Ababa.

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