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Rebuilding after the wildfire: the Marketplace neighborhood needs your help
The wildfire damaged 36 homes in the Marketplace neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
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The wildfire hit the Marketplace neighborhood on 7 September. My home was one of 36 damaged, and 14 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 $8,400 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,800
• Clean water and purification supplies: $700
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,300
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,750
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,850
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Updates from Karim
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- Daniel Leonard 🇬🇧 · $1,000
- Comfort Wunmi Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $250
“Every little bit. - Enugu”
- Hina Fatima Hussain 🇵🇰 · $250
“Wishing you the best! - Gujranwala”
- Gugu A. Kruger 🇿🇦 · $200
- Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $200
- Obinna Daniel Ajayi 🇳🇬 · $200
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the November deadline works out. - Lagos”
- Aaliyah A. Evans 🇺🇸 · $200
- Hatem Khalid Hegazy 🇸🇦 · $100
- Asma Hiba Rashid 🇸🇦 · $100
“Hang in there. From Riyadh with love.”
- Neslihan Cansu Özdemir 🇹🇷 · $100
- Talha Adnan Sheikh 🇵🇰 · $100
- Hamza Rahman 🇪🇬 · $100
- Gregory K. Rodriguez 🇬🇧 · $100
- Eliana Graham 🇺🇸 · $100
“Every little bit. Please keep us posted. - San Antonio”
- Dwayne P. Gayle 🇯🇲 · $100
- Khadija Nadia Tannous 🇪🇸 · $100
- Ebuka Olumide Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $80.50
“From my family to yours. Gave what I could this week. - Wudil”
- Juan B. Escobar 🇺🇸 · $80
“Thinking of you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Columbia”
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $75
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Karim all day after reading this.”
- Regina T. Villalobos 🇺🇸 · $75
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How is Karim doing now?
Wishing you peace, Karim. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.
Hang in there. Hope this works out for you!
Sending love, Karim. More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update
Keep going. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 29 people at work. Take care.
Wishing you the best, Karim. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Kochi this morning. All the best