MoneyDisaster reliefCritical
Tornado in Joliet: help the Greenfield district rebuild
Neighbors in the Greenfield district are rebuilding after the tornado; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇺🇸 Joliet, Illinois, United States1,941 views
The tornado hit the Greenfield district on 7 December. My home was one of 41 damaged, and 7 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 $6,800 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $3,650
• Clean water and purification supplies: $1,100
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,200
• Food parcels for displaced families: $850
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Aaron
Small update. $792 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
- Elisa Marchetti 🇮🇹 · $76.50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Ayaan W. Mishra 🇺🇸 · $25
- Jenny Agustin 🇵🇭 · $20
- Giovanna Viola Piras 🇮🇹 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
“Rooting for you. From Ann Arbor with love. - Ann Arbor”
- Violet M. Simpson 🇬🇧 · $20
“Get well soon. Thought of Aaron all day after reading this. - Edinburgh”
- Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $10
- Amna Mahnoor Gill 🇵🇰 · $59.50
- Sana Tayyaba Mirza 🇵🇰 · $25
- Nolan Kelly 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $3
“Thinking of you. Thought of Aaron all day after reading this. - Angeles”
- Aravind F. Nadar 🇮🇳 · $100
- Margaret Ssebuliba 🇺🇬 · $50
- Dimas Muhammad Tan 🇮🇩 · $5
“Praying for you. Thought of Aaron all day after reading this. - Bandung”
- Beatriz N. Valdez 🇺🇸 · $50
- Chioma Grace Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $30
“Wish I could do more. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Benin City”
- Lillian T. Nunez 🇦🇺 · $10
“You got this. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Hobart”
- Luke W. Jimenez 🇬🇧 · $5
- Armando M. Contreras 🇲🇽 · $10
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Thinking of you and your family, Aaron. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.
I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Joliet
Good luck, Aaron. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
wishing you the best, Aaron. Shared it with a few friends. I hope February is when things finally get easier.
Rooting for you, Aaron. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best
Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Bangkok but we're thinking of you.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted. Love from Brest
Rooting for you, Aaron. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.