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Tel Aviv house fire that spread across the block relief - the Lakeview district

After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Lakeview district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Ilana Friedman
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Tel Aviv
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Lakeview district on 2 September. My home was one of 15 damaged, and 13 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 $7,150 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,900 • Clean water and purification supplies: $600 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $940 • Food parcels for displaced families: $820 • Tools and labor for repairs: $890 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Ilana
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  1. Update from Tel Aviv: the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled. We're at 24% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Craig K. Coetzee

    Thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

    • Sun-woo In-ho Cha

      Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Heliopolis.

      • Ketki A. Jain

        Hope it all works out, Ilana. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 21 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

        • Gerald T. QuizonPhoto verified

          great idea, hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

          • Rina Putri Simanjuntak

            Hope things get better soon, Ilana. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless

            • Mim Ayesha AhmedPhoto verified

              Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 7 years in hospitality I know how hard it is to ask for anything. All the best.

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