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We lost everything in the tornado: help the Sunrise neighborhood start over
After the tornado, families in the Sunrise neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇺🇸 Illinois, United States1,923 views
The tornado hit the Sunrise neighborhood on 31 August. My home was one of 68 damaged, and 9 families are still in temporary shelter at the community 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.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $3,700 goes:
• Clean water and purification supplies: $440
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,450
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $810
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Gabriella
We're at 14% thanks to 13 of you. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $25
- Athumani Juma Bakari 🇺🇬 · $30
- Mason H. Snyder 🇺🇸 · $30
- Araceli N. Lozano 🇲🇽 · $100
- Taghreed Samira Cherif 🇸🇦 · $10
- Howard B. Thomas 🇬🇧 · $30
- Sebastian R. Juarez 🇦🇺 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Alexa Hernandez 🇬🇧 · $65
- Zara Hira Butt 🇵🇰 · $5
- Agnès Sarah Dubois 🇫🇷 · $10
- Simiyu Opio Kimani 🇰🇪 · $10
- Yolanda T. Chávez 🇨🇴 · $9
- Bella Diaz 🇬🇧 · $75
“Keep your head up. My cousin told me about this one. - Liverpool”
- Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $100
“You got this. Gave what I could this week. - Málaga”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
- Priscilla Ernestina Darko 🇬🇭 · $10
- Adel Saeed Zerrouki 🇪🇬 · $100
- Noah J. Powell 🇺🇸 · $50
“Hope things get better. My cousin told me about this one. - Albany”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $27.50
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Praying for you, Gabriella. Shared this with my family. Take care.
Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Santos.
Hope it all works out, Gabriella. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 27 people at work. Greetings from Peoria.
Take care, Gabriella. Hope you get there. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
wishing you the best. Hope you get there. Love from Sacramento.