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Rebuilding after the hurricane: the Greenfield settlement needs your help

After the hurricane, families in the Greenfield settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Joyce T. Rodriguez
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Ann Arbor
The hurricane hit the Greenfield settlement on 11 September. My home was one of 54 damaged, and 12 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 $8,200 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,000 • Clean water and purification supplies: $980 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,100 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,400 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,720 Thanks for reading all this.

Updates from Joyce

  1. 36% there. I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses. Thank you.

  2. Quick update: $1,250 raised so far (15%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($660). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Yamuna S. Naidu 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Every little bit. My neighbor told me about this one. - Durgapur”

  • Okechukwu Tayo Fashola 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Waweru Byaruhanga Ngowi 🇰🇪 · $5

    “Happy to help. Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Mombasa”

  • Asher D. Davidson 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Nicolás N. Sánchez 🇲🇽 · $69
  • Hridoy Emon Chatterjee 🇧🇩 · $30
  • Rey K. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Mateo C. Chávez 🇦🇷 · $4
  • Ahmed Zain Baig 🇵🇰 · $40
  • Ella Garcia 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Maxime Baptiste Fernandez 🇫🇷 · $100

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Paris”

  • Héctor J. Santos 🇦🇷 · $10
  • Marlene R. Sithole 🇿🇦 · $30

    “You got this. Hope the December deadline works out. - Paarl”

  • Silas P. Romero 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Laredo”

  • Amaya Niluka Gunawardena 🇱🇰 · $65
  • Dolores R. Álvarez 🇲🇽 · $25

    “Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Zapopan”

  • Maurício Wellington Batista 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Charikleia Aikaterini Oikonomou 🇬🇷 · $5
  • Élodie Fernandez 🇫🇷 · $10

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  • rooting for you, Joyce. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

    • Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Seattle this morning. Blessings.

      • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Love from Sapporo.

        • Your post was clear and honest. After 6 years in logistics I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Love from Kyiv.

          • Noah F. GutierrezPhoto verified

            rooting for you. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Rawalpindi!

            • This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Nairobi.

              • Stay strong, Joyce. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Glendale

                • Take care, Joyce. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

                  • Wishing you peace, Joyce. Great idea, hope you get there.

                    • Wishing you the best, Joyce. Great idea, hope you get there.

                      • Thanks for sharing this, Joyce. Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Ann Arbor.

                        • Praying for you, Joyce. More neighborhoods should do this

                          • Best of luck, Joyce. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

                            • Hope things get better soon, Joyce. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. All the best

                              • Hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Ann Arbor.

                                • Sending strength. More neighborhoods should do this. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Ann Arbor.

                                  • Take care. Hope you get there. After 9 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless

                                    • reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 32 people at work. All the best

                                      • Hang in there, Joyce. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Zagazig.

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