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We lost everything in the house fire that spread across the block: help the families of Orchard Lane start over
After the house fire that spread across the block, families in the families of Orchard Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The house fire that spread across the block hit the families of Orchard Lane on 18 March. My home was one of 86 damaged, and 6 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.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $4,550 goes:
• Tools and labor for repairs: $2,200
• Clean water and purification supplies: $1,100
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,250
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Donna
Small update. $660 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
- Vasyl Mykola Pavlenko 🇷🇺 · $5
- Gregory Contreras 🇺🇸 · $5
- Rajan C. Dave 🇮🇳 · $10
“Hope the May deadline works out. - Thane”
- Komal J. Verma 🇮🇳 · $200
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25
“Stay strong - Santa Rosa”
- Caroline Awino Barasa 🇰🇪 · $5
- Dylan B. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $10
“Happy to help. Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $10
“All the best. From Zaria with love.”
- Vincent Florian Barbier 🇫🇷 · $10
“Hang in there. Been where you're, it gets better. - Paris”
- Luke M. Henderson 🇺🇸 · $250
“Hope things get better. - Seattle”
- Wesley T. Cook 🇺🇸 · $25
- Maryam Ayesha Gill 🇵🇰 · $10
“Happy to help. Small amount but sent with love. - Lahore”
- Daniel Kamau Kiprop 🇹🇿 · $76
“You got this. Only $76 but hope it helps.”
- Aria S. Hansen 🇦🇺 · $25
- Junior K. Gayle 🇯🇲 · $55
- Kehinde Yetunde Kalu 🇳🇬 · $50
- Yusuf Walid Rahman 🇪🇬 · $10
- Soledad P. Guzmán 🇺🇸 · $20
- Hana Ghanem 🇪🇬 · $20
- Daniela Cristiane Melo 🇧🇷 · $20
“Thinking of you - Campinas”
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thinking of you, Donna. More neighborhoods should do this. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Winston-Salem.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about tools and labor for repairs, advice is welcome too. Fair thing to want to know.
Hope things get better soon. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Put this on a community board in Thane this morning
Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this, Donna. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 13 people at work.
Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Busan
Hope it all works out, Donna. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Catania.
Rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Winston-Salem.
Wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Donna. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Winston-Salem
Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Dublin donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Dublin.