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Storm in Gwangju: help the Riverside settlement rebuild

After the storm, families in the Riverside settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇰🇷 South Korea2,391 views
Yoon-ah Sun-hee Park
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Gwangju
The storm hit the Riverside settlement on 28 May. My home was one of 84 damaged, and 5 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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 $4,600 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,250 • Food parcels for displaced families: $810 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,100 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $440 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Yoon-ah
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Yoon-ah

  1. Update from Gwangju: the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Rosa J. QuirogaPhoto verified

    Shared this with my family. Love from Haifa.

    • Juan MoralesQuestion

      is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Yoon-ah.

      • Yoon-ah Sun-hee ParkOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        The list at the bottom is the whole picture. tools and labor for repairs is the biggest at $1,250. I'll keep the page updated.

    • Vrushali L. Zaveri

      great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from New York.

      • Divya R. Warrier

        Thanks for sharing this, Yoon-ah. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

        • Ethan D. Banks

          wishing you peace, Yoon-ah. Shared this with my family.

          • Devi P. Anand

            Praying for you, Yoon-ah. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours

            • Jameson FitzgeraldPhoto verified

              It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 9 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Iztapalapa

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