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

The hurricane damaged 46 homes in the families of Northside Lane. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Raúl R. Escobar
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San Diego
The hurricane hit the families of Northside Lane on 19 April. My home was one of 46 damaged, and 4 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club. 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 $8,050 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,350 • Clean water and purification supplies: $550 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,300 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,300 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,550 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Raúl
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Raúl

  1. 18% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($1,227). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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    “Happy to help. - Jimma”

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  • Krishna Sandhu 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Wish I could do more! - Cincinnati”

  • Lan Linh Luong 🇻🇳 · $25

    “From my family to yours. Hope the July deadline works out. - Thủ Đức”

  • Mariana Giovana Lima 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Mehwish Niazi 🇵🇰 · $76.50

    “Hope things get better. I'm in Faisalabad, thinking of you.”

  • Nam Khang Duong 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Masud Hridoy Siddique 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Praying for you. From Mangaluru with love.”

  • Gökhan Hasan Can 🇹🇷 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. From Bursa with love. - Bursa”

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    “Every little bit. I'm in Kadıköy, thinking of you.”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the July deadline works out. - Accra”

  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $25
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    “Be well. My father told me about this one. - San Francisco”

  • Larissa Luana Leite 🇧🇷 · $30

    “You got this. Gave what I could this week. - Curitiba”

  • Sofia Axelsson 🇸🇪 · $10

    “Hang in there. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Stockholm”

  • Fernanda Regina Costa 🇧🇷 · $20

    “Stay strong. My father told me about this one. - Ribeirão Preto”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $5

    “Thinking of you. Shared with friends too. - Taguig”

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  • Dan Fang Xiong

    Thanks for sharing this, Raúl. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My husband and I read this together.

    • Vijay C. Kumar

      best of luck, Raúl. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings.

      • Như Nga DinhPhoto verified

        Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 3 people at work

        • Susana B. FernándezQuestion

          how is Raúl doing now?

          • Lata K. Grewal

            hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. After 16 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything

            • Abhishek R. Rajput

              Great idea, hope you get there. All the best!

              • Danjuma Ibrahim Falana

                Best of luck, Raúl. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Gatineau this morning. Love from Gatineau

                • Angel Berry

                  Sending love, Raúl. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.

                  $3,154.50 raised of $8,050

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