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We lost everything in the flash flood: help the Harbor neighborhood start over
Neighbors in the Harbor neighborhood are rebuilding after the flash flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
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The flash flood hit the Harbor neighborhood on 23 June. My home was one of 52 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.
Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters.
Where the $6,750 goes:
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,400
• Clean water and purification supplies: $810
• Roofing sheets and timber: $4,540
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Marcus
Quick update: $2,655 raised so far (39%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Nyambura Grace Salim 🇰🇪 · $25
- Emilio W. Macías 🇲🇽 · $30
- Nneka Zakari 🇳🇬 · $25
- Suresh K. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $10
“Hope this helps. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Pune”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $5
- Shailesh W. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $10
“Hope this helps. Been where you are, it gets better. - Aurangabad”
- Rubén K. Mora 🇲🇽 · $4
- Vasanthi N. Narayanan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Rachel T. Mendez 🇬🇧 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hang in there! - Columbus”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Sang-hoon Min-jun Oh 🇰🇷 · $30
- Marilyn P. Estrada 🇺🇸 · $5
“Stay strong. - Pittsburgh”
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $200
“Thought of Marcus all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”
- Daniel Thiago Leite 🇧🇷 · $30
- Antonio Valentini 🇮🇹 · $15
- Isha K. Soni 🇮🇳 · $25
- Ian N. Garza 🇺🇸 · $50
- Achieng Wambui Odhiambo 🇰🇪 · $5
- Joyce Grace Byaruhanga 🇰🇪 · $50
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what exactly is the $6,750 for?
Food parcels for displaced families is $1,400 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Pasig donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Spokane.
Stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
Good luck. More neighborhoods should do this. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected