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We lost everything in the house fire that spread across the block: help Marketplace village start over

The house fire that spread across the block damaged 62 homes in Marketplace village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Ezekiel K. Carpenter
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Sheffield
The house fire that spread across the block hit Marketplace village on 12 September. My home was one of 62 damaged, and 7 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 $6,700 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $3,250 • Clean water and purification supplies: $680 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $580 • Food parcels for displaced families: $780 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,410 Thanks for reading all this. - Ezekiel
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Ezekiel

  1. Update from Sheffield: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 34% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 19% now ($1,271). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Nao Rin Ito 🇯🇵 · $250

    “Hang in there. Small amount but sent with love. - Shinjuku”

  • Imad Yasir Nasser 🇪🇬 · $250
  • Sara Fatima El-Sayed 🇸🇦 · $200

    “All the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - Medina”

  • Auma Lucy Kiptoo 🇺🇬 · $200
  • Grace McCoy 🇦🇺 · $100
  • Manuel D. Macías 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Keep your head up. Hope you get the rest soon. - Grand Rapids”

  • Seung-hyun Woo-jin Kwak 🇰🇷 · $100
  • Hussein Ali Metwally 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Alyssa H. Cole 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Cheng Kun Song 🇨🇦 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Toronto”

  • Mazen Zaid Rashid 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100

    “Every little bit. Saw your post and had to give. - Belfast”

  • Joseph Mensah Agyeman 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Nicholas E. Guzman 🇨🇦 · $70.50
  • Njoroge Peter Urassa 🇰🇪 · $67
  • Tamaki Keiko Fujita 🇯🇵 · $55

    “Stay strong. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tokyo”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Jose E. Rodriguez 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Aberdeen”

  • Kamil Zbigniew Kowalski 🇵🇱 · $50

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  • Isaac Babatunde JimohQuestionPhoto verified

    How is Ezekiel doing now?

    • Nina Tess BrouwerVerified organization

      Sending good thoughts, Ezekiel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings

      • Bo-ra Da-eun JinPhoto verified

        Praying for you, Ezekiel. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.

        • Georgiana Alexandra Stoica

          Hang in there, Ezekiel. More neighborhoods should do this. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

          • Phượng Như Chau

            Take care. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Take care.

            • Shirley W. Nunez

              Keep going, Ezekiel. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Love from Syracuse.

              $3,793.50 raised of $6,700

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