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We lost everything in the earthquake: help the Eastgate neighborhood start over

After the earthquake, families in the Eastgate neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇲🇽 Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico2,549 views
Carmen W. Guzmán
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Tehuacán
The earthquake hit the Eastgate neighborhood on 13 April. My home was one of 60 damaged, and 7 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 $1,750 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $200 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $390 • Roofing sheets and timber: $500 • Tools and labor for repairs: $660 If you're reading this, thank you.
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    “Hope things get better. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Iztapalapa”

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    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Carmen all day after reading this. - Corpus Christi”

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    “All the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Houston”

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    “Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Ottawa”

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  • Shirley B. Owens

    It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Tehuacán.

    • Ezekiel R. Rios

      Hope things get better soon, Carmen. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

      • Ksenia Marina Baranov

        Thinking of you, Carmen. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

        • Kato Kioko Bakari

          Stay strong, Carmen. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Kathmandu.

          • Nyambura Beatrice Mwangi

            Best of luck, Carmen. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

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