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We lost everything in the flood: help the families of Marketplace Lane start over
Neighbors in the families of Marketplace Lane are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil2,448 views
The flood hit the families of Marketplace Lane on 4 November. My home was one of 14 damaged, and 10 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall.
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 $1,850 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $660
• Clean water and purification supplies: $190
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $320
• Food parcels for displaced families: $380
• Tools and labor for repairs: $300
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Aline
Updates from Aline
Good news. Because of your gifts ($596 in total) I made the first payment toward food parcels for displaced families. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Update from São Paulo: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 18% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $579
“Wish I could do more. Please keep us posted. - Lagos”
- Linda Rebecca Owusu 🇬🇭 · $100
- Hudson D. Ortega 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $70
- Edgardo B. Ocampo 🇵🇭 · $66
“Thought of Aline all day after reading this.”
- Luís Rodrigo Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $50
- Daniel Kipchoge Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $50
- Taghreed Tawfik 🇪🇬 · $50
- Keerthana Vaidyanathan 🇮🇳 · $45
- Irena Karolina Zając 🇵🇱 · $30
- Antônia Vasconcelos 🇧🇷 · $30
- Thomas Walker 🇺🇸 · $30
- Hugo C. Guzmán 🇦🇷 · $25
- Kavita S. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $25
- Namukasa Faith Tumusiime 🇰🇪 · $25
“You got this. - Kasarani”
- Josephine B. Hart 🇺🇸 · $25
- Nolan Johnston 🇳🇿 · $15
- Alok Dhillon 🇮🇳 · $10
- Hellen Caroline Maina 🇹🇿 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Aline?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about roofing sheets and timber, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.
Take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 12 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. Greetings from Mar del Plata.