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We lost everything in the flood: help Lakeview village start over

After the flood, families in Lakeview village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom1,490 views
Kevin S. Luna
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The flood hit Lakeview village on 25 November. My home was one of 50 damaged, and 7 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 $3,750 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $550 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,400 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,800 Thank you so much.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Kevin

  1. We're at 28% thanks to 30 of you. I made the first payment toward tools and labor for repairs. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $621 raised so far (17%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Update from London: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Kevin

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    “Get well soon. Thought of Kevin all day after reading this. - Oakland”

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  • Mathieu Charles

    Shared it with a few friends. Love from Mobile.

    • Jae-won Jung-ho Do

      Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of London.

      • Murat İbrahim Doğan

        Thinking of you and your family, Kevin. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours!

        • Yash J. Karandikar

          you're not alone, Kevin. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings.

          • Lucy J. Wagner

            Sending strength, Kevin. Hope this works out for you.

            • Julieta H. García

              Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings!

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