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Rebuilding after the hurricane: the families of Millbrook Lane needs your help

After the hurricane, families in the families of Millbrook Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Everett A. Burke
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San Jose
The hurricane hit the families of Millbrook Lane on 30 July. My home was one of 48 damaged, and 10 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 $2,050 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $400 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $620 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,030 Thank you for reading my story.

Updates from Everett

  1. We're at 18% thanks to 16 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  • Aaliyah Kelley 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Hang in there. Thought of Everett all day after reading this. - Liverpool”

  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $25
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  • Weston T. Mason 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Uma N. Varadarajan 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Timur Lebedev 🇺🇦 · $30

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Everett all day after reading this. - Odesa”

  • Victoria S. Dominguez 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Kazimierz Szymon Kubiak 🇵🇱 · $100
  • Sung-min Kang 🇰🇷 · $10
  • Autumn Vasquez 🇺🇸 · $29
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Imani Nabwire 🇰🇪 · $15

    “Best of luck. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Eldoret”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $10
  • Sophie R. Park 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Jomar S. Perez 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Takashi Yusuke Inoue 🇯🇵 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Mensah Kobina Antwi 🇬🇭 · $250

    “Thought of Everett all day after reading this. - Ho”

  • Trupti T. Ranade 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Kavita J. Jain 🇮🇳 · $10

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  • You're not alone, Everett. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in San Diego this morning. Thinking of San Jose.

    • Sending love, Everett. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Los Angeles.

      • Keep going, Everett. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.

        • Good luck, Everett. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking

          • best of luck, Everett. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

            • hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Toronto.

              • Sending love, Everett. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of San Jose

                • rooting for you, Everett. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Durgapur

                  • Keep going, Everett. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

                    • You're not alone, Everett. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best!

                      • best of luck, Everett. Shared this with my family

                        • Chitra P. VaradarajanPhoto verified

                          Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

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