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Wildfire in El Paso: help the Millbrook neighborhood rebuild

Neighbors in the Millbrook neighborhood are rebuilding after the wildfire; every contribution goes to materials and supplies.

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Howard A. Joseph
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El Paso
The wildfire hit the Millbrook neighborhood on 15 June. My home was one of 78 damaged, and 9 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club. 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 $8,600 goes: โ€ข Roofing sheets and timber: $3,650 โ€ข Clean water and purification supplies: $810 โ€ข Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,350 โ€ข Food parcels for displaced families: $930 โ€ข Tools and labor for repairs: $1,860 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Howard

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  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ยท $250

    โ€œHappy to help. Only $250 but hope it helps.โ€

  • Shakil Noman Sarker ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $10
  • Purvi P. Chauhan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $100

    โ€œGod bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Muzaffarpurโ€

  • Waseem Waseem Gill ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $200
  • Naveen H. Meena ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $5

    โ€œStay strong. Thought of Howard all day after reading this. - Thaneโ€

  • Natalie J. Reyes ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $100

    โ€œHope things get better. - Geelongโ€

  • Thandi D. Smith ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $50
  • Maricel J. Abad ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $4
  • Aileen D. Alcantara ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $25

    โ€œKeep your head up. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Quezon Cityโ€

  • Seema R. Khanna ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $20

    โ€œTake care of yourselves! - Amritsarโ€

  • Balaji C. Acharya ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10
  • Hossain Mohammad Rahman ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10
  • Marc Kรฉvin Baron ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $200
  • Musa Chidi Obi ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50

    โ€œGood luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Lagosโ€

  • Lorena S. Ortiz ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $5

    โ€œGood luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - San Nicolรกs de los Garzaโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ยท $10
  • Harsh P. Bhosale ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $30
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10
  • Farah Zahra Sabbagh ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $25
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $25

    โ€œGood luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Gayaโ€

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  • Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Mumbai.

    • Thanks for sharing this, Howard. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.

      • You're not alone, Howard. More neighborhoods should do this. After 16 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

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