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Rebuilding after the hurricane: the Riverside district needs your help

Neighbors in the Riverside district are rebuilding after the hurricane; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Gerald M. Burton
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Reading
The hurricane hit the Riverside district on 9 September. My home was one of 24 damaged, and 2 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $7,100 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,850 • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,050 • Clean water and purification supplies: $500 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,700 With deep gratitude, Gerald
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Gerald

  1. Update from Reading: we've started the first stage. We're at 15% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Small update. $3,155 so far, the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.

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  • Hương Hương Truong 🇻🇳 · $100
  • Karthik B. Krishnan 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Anan Pichai Kittisak 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Gül Rabia Karakaya 🇹🇷 · $25

    “Rooting for you. My father told me about this one. - Antalya”

  • Anton Weiß 🇩🇪 · $62.50

    “Rooting for you. Been where you are, it gets better. - Hannover”

  • Patrick Andreas Wolf 🇩🇪 · $20
  • Elias C. Dean 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Good luck. Thought of Gerald all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Anonymous 🇸🇪 · $61
  • George Ebo Yeboah 🇬🇭 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Hope the November deadline works out. - Tema”

  • Ronnie B. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $30
  • Melanie A. Pruitt 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Wish I could do more. My father told me about this one. - Tallahassee”

  • Lucian Constantin 🇷🇴 · $28.50

    “Praying for you. Thought of Gerald all day after reading this. - București”

  • Pawan Naresh Shrestha 🇳🇵 · $25
  • Ayesha Tamanna Hossain 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Sarah Imani Mollel 🇺🇬 · $25
  • Bella M. Santos 🇺🇸 · $69

    “Hang in there. Thought of Gerald all day after reading this. - Austin”

  • Dayo Yinka Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $50.50
  • Maria N. Garcia 🇺🇸 · $24
  • Idrissa Dieng 🇫🇷 · $48

    “You got this. From Nîmes with love. - Nîmes”

  • Ankit B. Gupta 🇮🇳 · $25

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  • Carmen J. Ríos

    Take care, Gerald. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Jakarta.

    • Tuấn Lâm Dinh

      Sending good thoughts, Gerald. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.

      • Aileen N. Fernandez

        Wishing you peace. More neighborhoods should do this. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

        • Galih Slamet Setiawan

          hope it all works out, Gerald. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.

          • Hassan Marwan Fahmy

            Rooting for you, Gerald. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings

            $4,929.50 raised of $7,100

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