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We lost everything in the tornado: help Old Town village start over

After the tornado, families in Old Town village need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇺🇸 Anaheim, California, United States2,913 views
Wayne B. Gonzales
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Anaheim
The tornado hit Old Town village on 22 March. My home was one of 30 damaged, and 10 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 $4,500 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $570 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,700 • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,230 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Wayne
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Wayne

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 24% funded and I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber.

  2. We're at 9% thanks to 17 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

  3. Small update. $255 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. - Wayne

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  • Carmela G. Manalo 🇵🇭 · $200

    “Get well soon. Hope you get the rest soon. - Mandaue”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100

    “Get well soon. I'm in Abbottabad, thinking of you. - Abbottabad”

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  • Isabela Patrícia Moreira 🇧🇷 · $75

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Wayne all day after reading this. - Londrina”

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

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    “Thinking of you. From Zaria with love. - Zaria”

  • Siti Kartika 🇮🇩 · $50
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  • Jürgen Florian JägerAddress verified

    Praying for you, Wayne. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings.

    • Filip StrömID verified

      sending strength, Wayne. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

      • Claire Elise Garcia

        Hang in there, Wayne. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update.

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