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Rebuilding after the wildfire: the families of Marketplace Lane needs your help

After the wildfire, families in the families of Marketplace Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇺🇸 Louisiana, United States2,044 views
Walid Hatem Trabelsi
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New Orleans
The wildfire hit the families of Marketplace Lane on 5 July. My home was one of 27 damaged, and 5 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $4,200 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $690 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $840 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,670 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Walid
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Walid

  1. Quick update: $1,365 raised so far (32%). I made the first payment toward clean water and purification supplies. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Baptiste Baptiste DenisAddress verified

    take care, Walid. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.

    • Fabian Jakob Beck

      Hang in there, Walid. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 23 people at work. Take care!

      • Weerasak Weerasak Duangdee

        Stay strong, Walid. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.

        • Conor H. O'Reilly

          Your post was clear and honest. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

          • Paolo Stefano Mazza

            praying for you, Walid. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Nuremberg.

            • John KnightPhoto verified

              Hope it all works out, Walid. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 35 people at work. Take care.

              • Yasir Usman JavedPhoto verified

                Thinking of you and your family, Walid. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings

                • Josiah E. Meyer

                  Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 9 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Bahir Dar

                  $2,885.50 raised of $4,200

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