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We lost everything in the cyclone: help the families of Riverside Lane start over

After the cyclone, families in the families of Riverside Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇱🇰 Western, Sri Lanka3,392 views
Lasanthi Dinusha Seneviratne
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Colombo
The cyclone hit the families of Riverside Lane on 17 August. My home was one of 73 damaged, and 3 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 $1,200 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $155 • Tools and labor for repairs: $370 • Roofing sheets and timber: $675 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Lasanthi
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Lasanthi

  1. Quick update: $394 raised so far (33%). the plan for roofing sheets and timber is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Lasanthi

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($675 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “Be well. Hope you get the rest soon. - Xalapa”

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Lasanthi all day after reading this.”

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    “God bless. From Kawasaki with love. - Kawasaki”

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  • Andrés F. TorresQuestion

    how is Lasanthi doing now?

    • Kai Guo

      Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in A Coruña this morning. Take care

      • Nuria H. Sandoval

        Thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Incheon

        • Sari Kartika Winata

          Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.

          • Noah Santos

            Sending strength, Lasanthi. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Colombo

            • Vignesh Das

              Sending strength, Lasanthi. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Hyderabad.

              • Naomi R. Norwood

                Sending good thoughts, Lasanthi. I hope things turn around soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier.

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