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Two weekends of roof repair for Manal, a school janitor in Heliopolis
The roof at Manal's home is failing; materials are donated and we need hands.
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I'm a school janitor living in Heliopolis. During the last storm water started coming through the ceiling in 2 places, and the bathroom is no longer usable. A roofer quoted $530, which isn't something I can pay.
The good news: a local hardware store has donated the roofing sheets and nails. What I don't have is people to do the work. I'm looking for a small crew who can help over two Saturdays.
Experience helps, but it isn't essential - I'll have a licensed roofer supervising for safety. All you need is sturdy shoes, gloves and a willingness to work. I'll provide lunch, water and lots of thanks.
The work will be done on the ground and roof with proper harnesses. If you can only help for a few hours, that's welcome too.
Thanks for being kind about this.
- effort
- two Saturdays
- format
- In person in Heliopolis
- skills
- roofing, carpentry, general labor
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People who offered to help
- Yasemin Büşra Aydoğan 🇹🇷
I live about 4 km from Heliopolis. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Happy to chat first.
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Take care, Manal. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Stay strong, Manal. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Heliopolis.
So sorry you're going through this, Manal. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Tokyo.
Hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Orlando
Sending strength, Manal. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.