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We lost everything in the wildfire: help the Eastgate neighborhood start over
After the wildfire, families in the Eastgate neighborhood need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
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The wildfire hit the Eastgate neighborhood on 16 August. My home was one of 64 damaged, and 5 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.
Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters.
Where the $4,650 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $1,750
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $920
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,980
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Citlali
Small update. $405 so far, the plan for tools and labor for repairs is now scheduled.
- Asher Frazier 🇬🇧 · $200
- Francisco E. Ortiz 🇲🇽 · $50
- Kazuki Yuki Yamaguchi 🇯🇵 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $5
“Stay strong. Please keep us posted. - Badagry”
- Julián S. Vargas 🇲🇽 · $5
- Ezekiel D. Grant 🇺🇸 · $10
- Kamal Walid Metwally 🇸🇦 · $75
- Adrián N. Villalobos 🇪🇸 · $10
“Thought of Citlali all day after reading this. - Córdoba”
- Bolaji Segun Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $100
- Bruno Rafael Lacerda 🇧🇷 · $100
- Andrea G. Fuentes 🇪🇸 · $79
“Only $79 but hope it helps. - Córdoba”
- Zahra Lestari Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $5
- Sohel Asif Khatun 🇧🇩 · $9
“Be well. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Comilla”
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $10
“Blessings. Thought of Citlali all day after reading this. - Moscow”
- Lorena Simone Borges 🇧🇷 · $20
“All the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Ribeirão Preto”
- Omolara Lilian Quadri 🇳🇬 · $100
“Get well soon. Hope the October deadline works out. - Enugu”
- Fionn H. Duffy 🇮🇪 · $10
- Andreas Stefan Schumacher 🇩🇪 · $5
- Farhan Kamran Butt 🇵🇰 · $10
- Nafula Tabitha Wafula 🇰🇪 · $50
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Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Nagoya so I could bring a meal. Love from Mombasa
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Jacksonville.
Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Los Angeles.
thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Colombo donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Colombo.
Stay strong, Citlali. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
Wishing you peace, Citlali. Shared this with my family. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Sending love, Citlali. Gave what I could, wish it was more