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We lost everything in the flood: help the Lakeview neighborhood start over
Neighbors in the Lakeview neighborhood are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.
🇿🇦 Gauteng, South Africa1,283 views
The flood hit the Lakeview neighborhood on 2 August. My home was one of 49 damaged, and 2 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 $1,450 goes:
• Clean water and purification supplies: $140
• Roofing sheets and timber: $600
• Food parcels for displaced families: $340
• Tools and labor for repairs: $370
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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“Thought of Emily all day after reading this. - Reims”
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Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Chiang Mai.
Hang in there, Emily. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Hang in there, Emily. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Soweto
Best of luck. Hope you get there. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Derry.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Reading donated after I showed her your page. God bless
Best of luck, Emily. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Lansing.
Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Mississauga.
Wishing you the best, Emily. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.
Sending strength. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Akron donated after I showed her your page
Shared this with my family. After 21 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Emily. This could happen to any of us. All the best!
thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Hope things get better soon, Emily. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Cincinnati but we're thinking of you. God bless.
Thanks for sharing this, Emily. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope October is when things finally get easier
Sending strength, Emily. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
wishing you peace, Emily. I hope things turn around soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Keep going, Emily. I hope things turn around soon!