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We lost everything in the storm: help the Old Town neighborhood start over

Neighbors in the Old Town neighborhood are rebuilding after the storm; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

🇫🇷 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France4,305 views
Mathilde Roche
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Poitiers
The storm hit the Old Town neighborhood on 5 June. My home was one of 46 damaged, and 7 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. 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 $4,400 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $690 • Food parcels for displaced families: $860 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,500 • Clean water and purification supplies: $350 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Mathilde
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

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  • Craig C. Cole 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Nasrin Alam 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Joon-woo Do-hyun Yang 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tallahassee”

  • William P. Thomas 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Tamaki Asuka Hayashi 🇯🇵 · $15
  • Isaiah W. Graham 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Thought of Mathilde all day after reading this. - Fresno”

  • Upendo Esther Kiptoo 🇺🇬 · $10
  • Ayaan P. Soni 🇮🇳 · $30

    “Best of luck. Shared with friends too. - Salem”

  • Carol Martinez 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Tumusiime Otieno Musyoka 🇺🇬 · $50

    “Good luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Mbarara”

  • Lipi Sharmin Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Blessings. From Mangaluru with love.”

  • Anastasia Maria Pavlidis 🇬🇷 · $20
  • Dian Gozali 🇮🇩 · $100

    “Get well soon. Shared with friends too. - Yogyakarta”

  • Anonymous 🇸🇪 · $45.50

    “Keep your head up. From Gothenburg with love.”

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    “Blessings. Small amount but sent with love. - Cali”

  • Ethan Jenkins 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Thought of Mathilde all day after reading this. - Mesa”

  • Madhu M. Maurya 🇦🇺 · $5

    “Wish I could do more. Gave what I could this week. - Sydney”

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  • Dennis A. Pangilinan

    more neighborhoods should do this. Wish I lived closer to Ikeja so I could bring a meal

    • Sinta Fani Purnomo

      Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Jakarta.

      • Kylie G. Williamson

        Wishing you the best, Mathilde. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Poitiers.

        • Mwangi Ouma OtienoQuestion

          how is Mathilde doing now?

          • Liton Rashed Rashid

            hang in there, Mathilde. Looking forward to the next update.

            • Emma Jung

              You're not alone. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

              • Zaid Anwar Darwish

                Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Thane

                • Runa Tamanna Begum

                  Hope it all works out, Mathilde. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

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