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We lost everything in the wildfire: help the Hillcrest district start over

The wildfire damaged 38 homes in the Hillcrest district. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Antonio Alessandro Gentile
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The wildfire hit the Hillcrest district on 27 August. My home was one of 38 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. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $5,900 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,850 • Clean water and purification supplies: $580 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $990 • Food parcels for displaced families: $480 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,000 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Antonio
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Antonio

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,720 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. We're at 28% thanks to 50 of you. the plan for bedding, blankets and mattresses is now scheduled. More news soon.

  3. Small update. $1,048 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Femi Nnamdi Williams 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Luciana Giovana Vieira 🇧🇷 · $5

    “Thought of Antonio all day after reading this. - Ribeirão Preto”

  • Kemal Burak Güneş 🇹🇷 · $50
  • Srinivas P. Panicker 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Hope it all works out. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Madurai”

  • Mauricio G. Contreras 🇲🇽 · $10
  • Sophia Hoffman 🇦🇺 · $5
  • Dipu Shakil Mia 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Michael Bryant 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Sadie N. Grant 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Bappy Babu Barua 🇧🇩 · $25

    “From my family to yours. Please keep us posted. - Khulna”

  • Milon Imran Paul 🇧🇩 · $20
  • Salvatore Mattia Giordano 🇮🇹 · $250

    “Thought of Antonio all day after reading this. - Padua”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $78
  • Junaid Siddiqui 🇵🇰 · $19.50

    “From my family to yours. Hope you get the rest soon. - Abbottabad”

  • Meltem Bulut 🇹🇷 · $25
  • Silvia A. Cruz 🇲🇽 · $75

    “Praying for you. Hope the November deadline works out. - Zapopan”

  • Kulap Oranuch Wongprasert 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Sérgio Flávio Pereira 🇧🇷 · $200
  • Davide Gatti 🇮🇹 · $78

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  • Nathaniel Manu

    Praying for you, Antonio. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Setagaya.

    • Vandana A. Joshi

      wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

      $5,719.50 raised of $5,900

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