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We lost everything in the hurricane: help the Old Town neighborhood start over
After the hurricane, families in the Old Town neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇺🇸 Massachusetts, United States4,140 views
The hurricane hit the Old Town neighborhood on 22 December. My home was one of 88 damaged, and 12 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.
Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters.
Where the $3,750 goes:
• Food parcels for displaced families: $660
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,050
• Clean water and purification supplies: $500
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,540
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Hang in there, Zoe. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Lowell.
Thanks for sharing this, Zoe. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 30 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Lowell
Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. I hope March is when things finally get easier. God bless
Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
Rooting for you, Zoe. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Ottawa.
Keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Sandton.
so sorry you're going through this, Zoe. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Lowell
Sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Oakland donated after I showed her your page
Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
So sorry you're going through this, Zoe. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.