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Rebuilding after the wildfire: the Old Town settlement needs your help
The wildfire damaged 33 homes in the Old Town settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
🇮🇹 Padua, Veneto, Italy2,638 views
The wildfire hit the Old Town settlement on 20 August. My home was one of 33 damaged, and 14 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse.
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 $3,500 goes:
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $410
• Tools and labor for repairs: $560
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,250
• Roofing sheets and timber: $1,280
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Paolo
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- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $250
“You got this. Thought of Paolo all day after reading this. - Phuket”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $250
“Good luck. Only $250 but hope it helps.”
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“Stay strong - Pretoria”
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“Thinking of you. Thought of Paolo all day after reading this. - Manchester”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $100
“Every little bit. From Soweto with love. - Soweto”
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“Praying for you - Juiz de Fora”
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“Hope this helps. - Amsterdam”
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“Wishing you the best. Only $78 but hope it helps.”
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“Get well soon. Thought of Paolo all day after reading this.”
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Rooting for you, Paolo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.
praying for you. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Rawalpindi.
keep going. This could happen to any of us. God bless.
best of luck. Shared this with my family. Don't give up.