Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
MoneyDisaster reliefCritical

Vancouver flood relief - the Northside settlement

The flood damaged 35 homes in the Northside settlement. We are raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada5,742 views
Guillaume Garnier
Email verified
Vancouver
The flood hit the Northside settlement on 9 September. My home was one of 35 damaged, and 12 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $6,300 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,550 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,950 • Clean water and purification supplies: $800 Thanks for being kind about this. - Guillaume
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Guillaume

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,182 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. We're at 34% thanks to 63 of you. I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,576 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Mythili P. Nair 🇮🇳 · $30

    “Blessings. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Thrissur”

  • Esteban N. Valdez 🇲🇽 · $5
  • Hoa Trang Mai 🇻🇳 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $50
  • Sachin S. Dwivedi 🇦🇺 · $30

    “Sending love. From Perth with love.”

  • Rafael K. Martínez 🇪🇸 · $10

    “Hang in there! - Valencia”

  • Queen Nneka Falana 🇳🇬 · $77
  • Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $10
  • Zainab Nada Fahmy 🇪🇬 · $30
  • Manisha Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Naufal Bayu Lubis 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Farah Amira Naguib 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Emilia Bianca Popescu 🇷🇴 · $50

    “Hope this helps. From Cluj-Napoca with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $25
  • Joaquín Rangel 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Chloe G. Hill 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Duy Hậu Dao 🇻🇳 · $13
  • Manuel S. Cabrera 🇨🇴 · $20
  • Harper B. Ross 🇬🇧 · $250

    “Good luck. My brother told me about this one. - Manchester”

  • Winda Rina Hidayat 🇮🇩 · $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.

  • Shefali Sharmin Miah

    Take care. Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings.

    • Felipe Marcelo Mendes

      Sending love. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Bellevue.

      • Faith OnyangoQuestion

        is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Guillaume.

        • Guillaume GarnierOwnerAnswer

          Sure. The biggest one is roofing sheets and timber, $3,550. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for looking so closely.

      • Krishna Deepak Karki

        Take care, Guillaume. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

        • Benjamin L. Hatfield

          sending good thoughts, Guillaume. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best.

          • Emilia Astrid Björklund

            Praying for you, Guillaume. This could happen to any of us. Love from Yogyakarta

            • Sơn Anh Ho

              I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out.

              $6,009 raised of $6,300

              Give

              More people who need help