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We lost everything in the flash flood: help the Harbor district start over

After the flash flood, families in the Harbor district need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

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Serenity W. Barnes
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Scranton
The flash flood hit the Harbor district on 4 September. My home was one of 52 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $7,800 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $4,200 • Clean water and purification supplies: $560 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $550 • Food parcels for displaced families: $940 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,550 Glad we found this place. - Serenity
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Serenity

  1. Thank you all. We're at 64% now ($5,011). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. 38% there. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. Thank you.

  3. We're at 12% thanks to 29 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

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  • Pooja M. Sethi

    I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Lahore

    • Shan ZhongPhoto verified

      thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Austin.

      • Hamza Bilal Mughal

        Wishing you the best, Serenity. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

        • Naoko Mana Sakamoto

          Thanks for sharing this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Kisumu this morning. Thinking of Scranton.

          • Pape Fall

            good luck, Serenity. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

            $7,155.50 raised of $7,800

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