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Storm in Leicester: help Eastgate village rebuild

After the storm, families in Eastgate village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Willow M. Pruitt
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Leicester
The storm hit Eastgate village on 14 March. My home was one of 72 damaged, and 4 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. 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 $6,550 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $640 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,300 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,050 • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,560 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Updates from Willow

  1. Update from Leicester: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 97% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 72% now ($4,734). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  3. Small update. $930 so far, the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.

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  • Wilfredo T. Lopez

    Sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Karachi.

    • Ashwin L. Iyengar

      hope things get better soon, Willow. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Jodhpur.

      • Jayanthi D. Krishnan

        thanks for sharing this, Willow. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Lagos but we're thinking of you. Blessings

        • Ikenna Olumide Musa

          wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Nagpur but we're thinking of you.

          • Carolina H. Carrillo

            Keep going, Willow. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless

            • Adam François

              Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Leicester.

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