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We lost everything in the tornado: help the Greenfield neighborhood start over

After the tornado, families in the Greenfield neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States820 views
Rodrigo P. Ochoa
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San Jose
The tornado hit the Greenfield neighborhood on 12 September. My home was one of 33 damaged, and 4 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 $5,300 goes: • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $750 • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,900 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,750 • Clean water and purification supplies: $900 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Rodrigo
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

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  • Rutuja S. Gaikwad

    Wishing you peace, Rodrigo. Shared this with my family. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

    • Macharia Mwangi Kiptoo

      Best of luck, Rodrigo. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

      • Madhu B. Jain

        so sorry you're going through this. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of San Jose.

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