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Wildfire in Grenoble: help the Harbor neighborhood rebuild

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

🇫🇷 Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France4,659 views
Benoît Mathieu Schmitt
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Grenoble
The wildfire hit the Harbor neighborhood on 1 March. My home was one of 44 damaged, and 2 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 $4,700 goes: • Clean water and purification supplies: $540 • Food parcels for displaced families: $640 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,950 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $570 If you're reading this, thank you. - Benoît

Updates from Benoît

  1. Small update. $1,386 so far, we've started the first stage.

  • Nimra Sadia Cheema 🇵🇰 · $1,000

    “All the best. Shared with friends too. - Quetta”

  • Hạnh My Lam 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Aditya Erlangga Sihombing 🇮🇩 · $250
  • Beau H. Stephens 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Adalynn W. Ortiz 🇦🇺 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. From Geelong with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Mariko Sugawara 🇯🇵 · $100

    “Every little bit. Hope the May deadline works out. - Setagaya”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $100

    “Thinking of you. From Bucaramanga with love. - Bucaramanga”

  • Anjali S. Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Praying for you. Thought of Benoît all day after reading this. - Lucknow”

  • Arianna M. Vazquez 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Get well soon. Hope the May deadline works out. - San Francisco”

  • Seyi Abubakar Uba 🇳🇬 · $100

    “All the best. Shared with friends too. - Wudil”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $75
  • Sudip Krishna Pandey 🇳🇵 · $75
  • Kiprop Rashidi Kimani 🇰🇪 · $75

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Benoît all day after reading this. - Embakasi”

  • Tatiane Larissa Rodrigues 🇧🇷 · $75

    “Be well. Been where you are, it gets better. - Guarulhos”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $75
  • Dennis Guerrero 🇺🇸 · $75

Reviews

3.3(7 reviews)

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    Restored my faith in humanity

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    Amazing support system

    This is the kind of person who restores your faith in humanity. They didn't just offer help; they genuinely cared about my wellbeing and followed through on every commitment.

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    Amazing support system

    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

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    Exceptional service

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

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  • Thinking of you, Benoît. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it!

    • Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Wudil

      • hang in there, Benoît. This could happen to any of us

        • Kofi AnnanPhoto verified

          Thinking of you, Benoît. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

          • Rooting for you, Benoît. Hope you get there. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.

            • Rooting for you, Benoît. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to San Francisco so I could bring a meal. All the best.

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