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Wildfire in El Paso: help the families of Eastgate Lane rebuild

The wildfire damaged 39 homes in the families of Eastgate Lane. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Brooks D. Thornton
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El Paso
The wildfire hit the families of Eastgate Lane on 31 August. My home was one of 39 damaged, and 8 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 $6,350 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,550 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,600 • Clean water and purification supplies: $580 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,620 If you're reading this, thank you.
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Updates from Brooks

  1. Thank you all. We're at 41% now ($2,587). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. We're at 30% thanks to 46 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,061 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Geetha B. Narayanan 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Isla E. Silva 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Be well. Hope you get the rest soon. - Glasgow”

  • Gerhard S. Cele 🇿🇦 · $15
  • Gita Siti Sitompul 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Micah Willis 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Aisha Idowu Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Mariana G. Duarte 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Boris Andriy Baranov 🇺🇦 · $50
  • Jose P. Washington 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Dayton”

  • Frank F. Walker 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Rashid R. Ndlovu 🇿🇦 · $41
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Stay strong. Shared with friends too. - Dasmariñas”

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  • Nova H. Neal 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Deirdre H. Fitzpatrick 🇮🇪 · $50
  • Noel B. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Brooks all day after reading this.”

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  • Micah G. Fitzgerald

    Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

    • Henrique Renato Mendes

      Thinking of you and your family, Brooks. This could happen to any of us. Love from Syracuse.

      • Naomi S. Freeman

        Hang in there, Brooks. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Put this on a community board in Rajshahi this morning. Love from Rajshahi.

        • Deepa K. Garg

          Stay strong. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 31 people at work

          • Valérie Dumont

            Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

            • Neha F. Tiwari

              Thinking of you and your family, Brooks. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of El Paso.

              $4,269 raised of $6,350

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