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

Neighbors in the Sunrise settlement are rebuilding after the flood; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇨🇦 Québec, Quebec, Canada6,862 views
Deborah T. Padilla
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Québec
The flood hit the Sunrise settlement on 5 January. My home was one of 53 damaged, and 8 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $6,650 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,050 • Clean water and purification supplies: $450 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,250 • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,900 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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