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We lost everything in the storm: help the Millbrook neighborhood start over

After the storm, families in the Millbrook neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇩🇪 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany2,754 views
Markus Koch
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Karlsruhe
The storm hit the Millbrook neighborhood on 19 July. My home was one of 90 damaged, and 12 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. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $9,000 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $4,350 • Clean water and purification supplies: $510 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,250 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,500 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,390 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Markus
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Markus

  1. 12% there. I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber. Thank you.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($629 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 4% now ($333). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Laura M. Ramos 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Markus all day after reading this. - San Antonio”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $68.50

    “Get well soon. From Sydney with love.”

  • Njoroge Mutua Okello 🇹🇿 · $5

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Markus all day after reading this.”

  • Enes Onur Aksoy 🇹🇷 · $25

    “All the best. From Istanbul with love.”

  • Bolaji Adewale Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Happy to help. Saw your post and had to give. - Epe”

  • Chebet Nabirye Wekesa 🇰🇪 · $20.50
  • Ayu Siti Harahap 🇮🇩 · $15

    “You got this. - Denpasar”

  • Selim Ahmet Doğan 🇹🇷 · $71.50
  • Emiliano B. Contreras 🇨🇴 · $100
  • Beau H. Ayala 🇺🇸 · $31

    “Hang in there - Houston”

  • Rachel Gray 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇸🇪 · $25

    “My sister told me about this one. - Södertälje”

  • Isabel P. Cortés 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hope things get better. Only $25 but hope it helps. - El Paso”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Shankar K. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Thắng Lâm Vu 🇻🇳 · $25

    “Blessings. Thought of Markus all day after reading this. - Cầu Giấy”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $50

    “Hang in there. Shared with friends too. - Zaporizhzhia”

  • Aarón D. Vásquez 🇲🇽 · $20
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    “Best of luck. Please keep us posted. - Addis Ababa”

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  • Jade Menard

    Thanks for sharing this. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.

    • Ronnie P. Ocampo

      Stay strong. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings.

      • Tuhin Zahid Sheikh

        Wishing you peace, Markus. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Lethbridge.

        $1,531.50 raised of $9,000

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