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Tornado in Orlando: help Harbor village rebuild

The tornado damaged 61 homes in Harbor village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States3,139 views
Susana L. Herrera
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Orlando
The tornado hit Harbor village on 6 September. My home was one of 61 damaged, and 4 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 $3,950 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $710 • Tools and labor for repairs: $970 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,350 • Clean water and purification supplies: $920 Every share and every dollar helps. - Susana
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Susana

  1. We're at 29% thanks to 28 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $1,774 raised so far (45%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Manasi H. Mehta 🇮🇳 · $250
  • Stella H. Torres 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Divina H. Tolentino 🇵🇭 · $250
  • Lucy A. Hayes 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Caleb E. Thompson 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Chicago”

  • John H. Barnes 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Paloma S. Campos 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Susana all day after reading this. - Iztapalapa”

  • Arjun B. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Asad Khalid Kazmi 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Mousumi Nusrat Mia 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Pravin C. Mazibuko 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Vihaan H. Anand 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Paisley M. May 🇬🇧 · $79

    “Stay strong. Gave what I could this week. - Cardiff”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $75
  • Dinda Nur Permana 🇮🇩 · $75
  • Uri Kobi Carmi 🇮🇱 · $75

    “All the best. My cousin told me about this one. - Tel Aviv”

  • Lauren P. Morales 🇺🇸 · $73

    “Best of luck. Only $73 but hope it helps. - Fresno”

  • Solène Léa Mathieu 🇫🇷 · $67

    “Only $67 but hope it helps. - Paris”

  • Reem Zainab Nasser 🇳🇱 · $65.50
  • Ramón P. Jiménez 🇲🇽 · $50.50

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  • Lucas Andersson

    Shared it with a few friends. Love from Adelaide.

    • Tanvi J. JatPhoto verified

      Wishing you the best, Susana. Great idea, hope you get there.

      • Dominik Theo Pfeiffer

        wishing you peace, Susana. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

        • Amaka Ibrahim

          Hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in Kaduna this morning.

          $4,372.50 raised of $3,950

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