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We lost everything in the flood: help the Riverside settlement start over

The flood damaged 79 homes in the Riverside settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇺🇸 Illinois, United States2,409 views
Tomás C. Ramírez
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Chicago
The flood hit the Riverside settlement on 21 May. My home was one of 79 damaged, and 8 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 $8,600 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,400 • Clean water and purification supplies: $950 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,400 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,400 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,450 Every share and every dollar helps. - Tomás
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

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  • Gerald N. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Hope things get better. Gave what I could this week. - Taguig”

  • Anand H. Chettiar 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Nadeem Bilal Rehman 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $15
  • Lorena E. Álvarez 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. From Fresno with love. - Fresno”

  • Endale Nahom Desta 🇪🇹 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Adama”

  • Lucía W. Pacheco 🇲🇽 · $5
  • Eka Okta Wardana 🇮🇩 · $5

    “Thought of Tomás all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

  • Emmanuel F. Castillo 🇵🇭 · $75
  • Merel Esther Kok 🇳🇱 · $50

    “From my family to yours. Shared with friends too. - Amsterdam”

  • Ruth E. Scott 🇨🇦 · $10
  • Bolaji Seyi Oladipo 🇳🇬 · $100

    “Rooting for you. Shared with friends too. - Lagos”

  • Pilar Morales 🇺🇸 · $15

    “Get well soon. Thought of Tomás all day after reading this.”

  • Lệ Nga Phung 🇻🇳 · $35

    “Wish I could do more. Only $35 but hope it helps.”

  • Vaishali A. Phadke 🇮🇳 · $33
  • Omar Sumon Pramanik 🇧🇩 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Dennis Felix Bonsu 🇬🇭 · $250
  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $25
  • Rajiv L. Naik 🇮🇳 · $25

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  • Ruslan Yuri Vinogradov

    Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Brooklyn

    • Anita H. Yadav

      Take care. More neighborhoods should do this!

      • Ethan Léo LemoineQuestionPhoto verified

        How is Tomás doing now?

        • Sadie B. Aguilar

          Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

          • Sharmin Nusrat KhanID verified

            Stay strong. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Take care

            • Nneka Ife Oladipo

              hang in there. Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Onitsha.

              • Ayesha Sathi Alam

                Keep going, Tomás. I hope things turn around soon.

                • Kelly Natália SiqueiraPhoto verified

                  Hang in there, Tomás. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless.

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