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We lost everything in the house fire that spread across the block: help the Millbrook settlement start over
After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the Millbrook settlement need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The house fire that spread across the block hit the Millbrook settlement on 1 August. My home was one of 21 damaged, and 9 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym.
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 $4,000 goes:
• Tools and labor for repairs: $980
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,250
• Food parcels for displaced families: $770
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Tae-yang
Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($544). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward food parcels for displaced families.
- Cynthia N. Greene 🇬🇧 · $10
- Enzo Ronaldo Bezerra 🇧🇷 · $10
- Usha G. Khanna 🇨🇦 · $200
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Andrei Petru Constantin 🇷🇴 · $20
- Adhiambo Swai 🇹🇿 · $50
“Stay strong. Thought of Tae-yang all day after reading this.”
- Angela E. Lane 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hope this helps. - Rochester”
- Yamini Prajapati 🇬🇧 · $25
“My neighbor told me about this one. - Birmingham”
- Yong-jun Hwang 🇰🇷 · $50
- Claire Holloway 🇺🇸 · $50
“I'm in Akron, thinking of you. - Akron”
- Beatrice D'Angelo 🇮🇹 · $100
“Hope this helps. I'm in Rome, thinking of you.”
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $25
“Every little bit - Burnaby”
- Gifty Ama Badu 🇬🇭 · $100
- Sara Carla De Angelis 🇮🇹 · $71
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
- Yubraj Bishnu Karki 🇳🇵 · $30
- Amaka Kehinde Salami 🇳🇬 · $20
“From my family to yours. I'm in Abuja, thinking of you.”
- Santiago S. Vargas 🇺🇸 · $50
- Fatuma Jepkoech Kimaro 🇺🇬 · $30
- Arthit Wirat Chaiyasit 🇹🇭 · $75
“I'm in Pattaya, thinking of you.”
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Rooting for you, Tae-yang. Shared it with a few friends. Take care
Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Seoul.
How is Tae-yang doing now?
shared this with my family. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out
Best of luck, Tae-yang. Hope you get there.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Seoul
Thank you. If you're in Seoul I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great.
Praying for you, Tae-yang. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best
take care, Tae-yang. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Kraków
Stay strong, Tae-yang. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Keep going, Tae-yang. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Regensburg.