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Rebuilding after the winter storm: the Eastgate district needs your help

The winter storm damaged 72 homes in the Eastgate district. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Dylan E. Le
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El Paso
The winter storm hit the Eastgate district on 18 June. My home was one of 72 damaged, and 5 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 $5,150 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,400 • Tools and labor for repairs: $2,500 • Clean water and purification supplies: $690 • Food parcels for displaced families: $560 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Dylan
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Dylan

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($929 in total) I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Payal G. Bajpai 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Beth N. Stanley 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Hang in there. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Birmingham”

  • Feyza Pınar Aslan 🇹🇷 · $20

    “Hang in there. - Çankaya”

  • Lanre Henry Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $75

    “Happy to help. Shared with friends too. - Kano”

  • Laxman Magar 🇳🇵 · $10
  • Sakura Ayaka Ota 🇯🇵 · $15

    “Hang in there. - Kobe”

  • Chen Jin 🇺🇸 · $68
  • Nikhil L. Sandhu 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Khadija Aisha Soliman 🇪🇬 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. From Aswan with love.”

  • Autumn Williamson 🇺🇸 · $44
  • Mansi R. Apte 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Perla N. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $5

    “Hang in there. - Bacolod”

  • Océane Solène Simon 🇫🇷 · $10

    “Hope the August deadline works out. - Nice”

  • Lawrence A. McDonald 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Adrián P. Espinoza 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Ochieng Omondi Simiyu 🇹🇿 · $25
  • Fatima Aisha Wahba 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hope this helps. Hope the August deadline works out. - Los Angeles”

  • Kennedy Reyes 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Every little bit. Gave what I could this week. - Nottingham”

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  • Vrushali J. KothariQuestionPhoto verified

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Dylan.

    • Dylan E. LeOwnerAnswer

      The list at the bottom is the whole picture. bedding, blankets and mattresses is the biggest at $1,400. Thanks for looking so closely.

  • Corinne Dupont

    Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Liverpool so I could bring a meal. Love from Dammam.

    • Onyango Wekesa Ssemwogerere

      Your post was clear and honest. After 29 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

      • Óscar W. Navarro

        More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in Zapopan this morning. Take care.

        • Dmytro ShevchenkoID verified

          Take care. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Bogotá.

          • Audrey S. Perkins

            Sending love, Dylan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Thinking of El Paso.

            $2,450.50 raised of $5,150

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