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We lost everything in the flash flood: help the Old Town neighborhood start over
The flash flood damaged 48 homes in the Old Town neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
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The flash flood hit the Old Town neighborhood on 10 September. My home was one of 48 damaged, and 4 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse.
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 $5,650 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $1,900
• Clean water and purification supplies: $980
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $870
• Food parcels for displaced families: $870
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,030
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Rotimi Femi Chukwu 🇳🇬 · $500
- Mercy A. Quizon 🇵🇭 · $250
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
- Priya P. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $100
- Tayo Emeka Tijani 🇳🇬 · $100
- Delilah G. Nichols 🇬🇧 · $100
- Irene Felicia Zakaria 🇬🇭 · $80
“Best of luck. Only $80 but hope it helps. - Accra”
- Pranjal B. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $72.50
“Only $73 but hope it helps. - Pune”
- Mona Khadija Gaber 🇸🇦 · $53.50
- Nikhil L. Bajpai 🇮🇳 · $50
- Pavithra A. Subramanian 🇮🇳 · $50
- Zawadi Awino Opio 🇰🇪 · $50
- Damilola Nneka Williams 🇳🇬 · $50
“From my family to yours. Thought of Clara all day after reading this. - Badagry”
- Silas Bailey 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Gheorghe Adrian Stan 🇷🇴 · $50
- Omar Waleed Kassem 🇫🇷 · $50
- Umar Dwi Winata 🇮🇩 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $36.50
- Kreesan M. Radebe 🇿🇦 · $30
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good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out!
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Cincinnati
Thank you. If you're in Cincinnati I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.
So sorry you're going through this, Clara. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Multan donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Multan.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Clara
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. roofing sheets and timber comes first ($1,900) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Fair thing to want to know.
Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.
rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Essen
Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Grand Rapids donated after I showed her your page. Take care
wishing you peace, Clara. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Duque de Caxias.
Rooting for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
hope it all works out, Clara. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.