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Rebuilding after the hurricane: Millbrook village needs your help

The hurricane damaged 86 homes in Millbrook village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Aria E. Yang
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Eugene
The hurricane hit Millbrook village on 8 April. My home was one of 86 damaged, and 5 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse. 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 $5,550 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,550 • Clean water and purification supplies: $560 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,440 I hope life is good to you. - Aria
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Aria

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($4,887 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,818 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Quick update: $1,351 raised so far (24%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Wilfredo R. Salvador 🇵🇭 · $14
  • Ellie L. Walsh 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Waylon S. Holmes 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Maina Kato Kigozi 🇹🇿 · $200

    “Best of luck. I'm in Arusha, thinking of you. - Arusha”

  • Leonardo C. Olson 🇬🇧 · $74

    “Happy to help. From Glasgow with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $15

    “From my family to yours. I'm in Manchester, thinking of you.”

  • Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $10

    “Every little bit. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Ballarat”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Keep your head up. - Yogyakarta”

  • Marie Olivier 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Veronica Donatella De Luca 🇮🇹 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Easton Schwartz 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Laura A. Paredes 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Akoth Nyambura Lubega 🇺🇬 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $20
  • Tithi Maliha Islam 🇧🇩 · $5

    “Stay strong! - Savar”

  • Revathi W. Hegde 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Ephrem Million Zerihun 🇪🇹 · $25
  • Mehmet Erdem Sarı 🇩🇪 · $25

    “Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Mannheim”

  • Angel De Leon 🇵🇭 · $25

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  • Aditya Wawan Gunawan

    I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.

    • Omkar B. Kulkarni

      So sorry you're going through this, Aria. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Put this on a community board in Austin this morning

      • Aparecida Lúcia RibeiroID verified

        Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Eugene.

        • Kiprop Macharia Mwesigwa

          good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless

          • Huda Lina Belkacem

            Best of luck, Aria. I hope things turn around soon. After 23 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

            $6,573.50 raised of $5,550

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