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We lost everything in the bushfire: help the Old Town neighborhood start over

After the bushfire, families in the Old Town neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇦🇺 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia7,069 views
Jennifer L. Medina
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Parramatta
The bushfire hit the Old Town neighborhood on 14 September. My home was one of 19 damaged, and 12 families are still in temporary shelter at the community hall. 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 $5,250 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,300 • Clean water and purification supplies: $430 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,900 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,620 Glad we found this place.
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  1. Thank you all. We're at 54% now ($2,826). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Renata M. Gómez

    Wishing you the best, Jennifer. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Sent it to 30 people at work. Thinking of Parramatta

    • Precious J. MoodleyPhoto verified

      Rooting for you, Jennifer. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

      • Jasmine D. Valdez

        wishing you the best, Jennifer. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Southampton so I could bring a meal. Blessings

        • Elias P. Guzman

          Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.

          • Ankit R. Prajapati

            wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Parramatta

            $5,973.50 raised of $5,250

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