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Rebuilding after the wildfire: Harbor village needs your help

After the wildfire, families in Harbor village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇲🇽 Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico1,301 views
Armando D. Pacheco
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Celaya
The wildfire hit Harbor village on 6 August. My home was one of 65 damaged, and 8 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 $1,850 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $750 • Clean water and purification supplies: $165 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $270 • Food parcels for displaced families: $450 • Tools and labor for repairs: $215 Thanks for reading all this.
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Updates from Armando

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($725 in total) I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 17% now ($315). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward tools and labor for repairs.

  3. Update from Celaya: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 10% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Thought of Armando all day after reading this. - Bronx”

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    “You got this. Thought of Armando all day after reading this. - Santos”

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  • Themba P. Singh

    So sorry you're going through this, Armando. More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Halifax

    • Amparo T. Santos

      Hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in San Diego this morning. God bless

      • Itzel L. Ibarra

        Thinking of you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My husband and I read this together.

        • Isabel A. Macías

          Hope it all works out. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

          • Sandeep G. Seth

            Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Celaya

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