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Rebuilding after the tornado: the Lakeview neighborhood needs your help

The tornado damaged 18 homes in the Lakeview neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇺🇸 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States7,546 views
Araceli J. Bravo
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Allentown
The tornado hit the Lakeview neighborhood on 23 May. My home was one of 18 damaged, and 12 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 $5,850 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,800 • Clean water and purification supplies: $380 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $640 • Food parcels for displaced families: $720 • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,310 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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  • Shahid Fahad IqbalQuestionPhoto verified

    what's already covered and what's the $5,850 for?

    • Araceli J. BravoOwnerAnswer

      It's all in the list in the story. roofing sheets and timber is the big one at $1,800, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Fair thing to want to know.

  • Meena T. Gill

    Keep going, Araceli. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Pune.

    • Rylee M. Chen

      Hang in there, Araceli. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

      • Liton Shuvo Ali

        Wishing you peace, Araceli. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

        • Jannat Lipi Sultana

          Praying for you, Araceli. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

          • John K. Adams

            Hang in there, Araceli. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Sacramento.

            • Gopal P. Iyer

              Hang in there, Araceli. Your post was clear and honest.

              • Emiliano D. Navarro

                Hang in there, Araceli. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                • Balaji Kumar

                  Stay strong, Araceli. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Allentown.

                  • Thiện Giang Duong

                    hope things get better soon, Araceli. More neighborhoods should do this.

                    • Nasser Khalid Mebarek

                      Hope it all works out, Araceli. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes

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