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Storm in Birmingham: help Hillcrest village rebuild
Neighbors in Hillcrest village are rebuilding after the storm; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
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The storm hit Hillcrest village on 17 April. My home was one of 17 damaged, and 6 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 $9,400 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $4,550
• Clean water and purification supplies: $920
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,300
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,050
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,580
Thank you for reading my story.
- Crystal
Updates from Crystal
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- Deepak T. Gill 🇮🇳 · $10
- Onyango Wekesa Macharia 🇹🇿 · $20
- Alina Tkachuk 🇷🇺 · $30
“Praying for you. Saw your post and had to give. - Novosibirsk”
- Zakaria Faisal Haddad 🇲🇦 · $50
“Hope this helps. I'm in Fez, thinking of you.”
- Kiara S. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $50
- Chhaya N. Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $10
- Ashok Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $100
- Sheila R. Castro 🇵🇭 · $25
“God bless. Shared with friends too. - Iloilo City”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75
- Edson Rafael Silva 🇧🇷 · $75
- Zahid Rakib Biswas 🇮🇳 · $69.50
- Yupin Jitra Suksawat 🇹🇭 · $30
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Crystal all day after reading this.”
- Daniele Martini 🇮🇹 · $25
- Hana Amira Zaki 🇪🇬 · $25
“Thought of Crystal all day after reading this. - Cairo”
- Sarah Mendez 🇬🇧 · $5
- Naomi Fields 🇬🇧 · $5
“Stay strong. Hope the August deadline works out. - Glasgow”
- Bea R. Zamora 🇵🇭 · $10
- Yuni Wardana 🇮🇩 · $10
- Imam Bambang Harahap 🇮🇩 · $5
“Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Bandung”
- Craig E. Padayachee 🇿🇦 · $50
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So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care
Thanks for sharing this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted
So sorry you're going through this, Crystal. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Tema donated after I showed her your page. Blessings
Stay strong, Crystal. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.
Take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out.
More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Kathmandu!
Thinking of you and your family, Crystal. More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in Columbus this morning.
Wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 27 people at work. Thinking of Birmingham