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We lost everything in the house fire that spread across the block: help the Orchard neighborhood start over

Neighbors in the Orchard neighborhood are rebuilding after the house fire that spread across the block; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands3,807 views
Kees Van den Heuvel
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Amsterdam
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Orchard neighborhood on 9 September. My home was one of 57 damaged, and 4 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $5,300 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $4,100 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $710 • Clean water and purification supplies: $490 Thanks for reading all this.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Kees

  1. Quick update: $805 raised so far (15%). I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $2,054 raised so far (39%). I made the first payment toward clean water and purification supplies. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Gbenga Olumide Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Wambui Akinyi Juma 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Ravi L. Iyengar 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Keep your head up. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Warangal”

  • Owen E. Lee 🇳🇿 · $50

    “Sending love - Auckland”

  • Moumita Lamia Khan 🇮🇳 · $15
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  • Samuel F. Peterson 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Bello Festus Quadri 🇳🇬 · $20

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

  • Venkatesh A. Krishnan 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Rajesh Baral 🇳🇵 · $60
  • Marisol L. Vásquez 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Hope it all works out - San Antonio”

  • Hương Thảo Tieu 🇺🇸 · $23

    “God bless. Thought of Kees all day after reading this.”

  • Kamini T. Mazibuko 🇿🇦 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $63

    “You got this. Only $63 but hope it helps.”

  • Adriana B. Treviño 🇪🇸 · $20
  • Henrik Fransson 🇸🇪 · $11
  • Maja Karin Eliasson 🇸🇪 · $10
  • Walid Adel Habib 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Be well. My mother told me about this one. - Birmingham”

  • Marcel Teun Van Dam 🇳🇱 · $53.50
  • Mandla F. Adams 🇿🇦 · $10

    “Hope you get the rest soon. - George”

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  • Khalid Haris Warraich

    Sending love. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless

    • Antônia Luciana FigueiredoQuestion

      Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Amsterdam.

      • Kees Van den HeuvelOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Amsterdam I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. I'll keep the page updated.

    • Patrick Fiifi Badu

      Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.

      • Julien BlanchardQuestion

        How is Kees doing now?

        • Landon B. Fuller

          Sending good thoughts. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Durgapur so I could bring a meal.

          • Alexandra LaneQuestion

            What exactly is the $5,300 for?

            • Kees Van den HeuvelOwnerAnswer

              Roofing sheets and timber is $4,100 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Fair thing to want to know.

          • Alexandru Catalin Nistor

            keep going. I hope things turn around soon. Take care

            • Jameson J. Joyner

              Praying for you, Kees. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

              • Nasrin Bithi Miah

                Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Greetings from Birmingham

                • Elijah K. Juarez

                  More neighborhoods should do this. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

                  • Frank Bryant

                    Hang in there. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

                    • Nomsa Zulu

                      Keep going, Kees. Your post was clear and honest

                      • Bảo Phong Quach

                        Hope it all works out, Kees. More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in Bonny this morning. Love from Bonny

                        $3,594 raised of $5,300

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