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Wildfire in Iztapalapa: help the Millbrook district rebuild

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

🇲🇽 Ciudad de México, Mexico1,958 views
Marcos E. Jiménez
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Iztapalapa
The wildfire hit the Millbrook district on 18 September. My home was one of 80 damaged, and 3 families are still in temporary shelter at the local school gym. 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 $1,300 goes: • Tools and labor for repairs: $680 • Food parcels for displaced families: $310 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $310 If you're reading this, thank you.
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Marcos

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 25% funded and I made the first payment toward food parcels for displaced families.

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  • Emilia Campbell 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Good luck. Thought of Marcos all day after reading this. - San Francisco”

  • Bukola Bola Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $15
  • Christian Wolf 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Andriy Yevhen Davydov 🇷🇺 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Saw your post and had to give. - Saint Petersburg”

  • Olumide Abubakar Uzor 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Get well soon - Abuja”

  • Clara C. Alexander 🇦🇺 · $68
  • Fatima Obiageli Musa 🇳🇬 · $75

    “Thinking of you. Shared with friends too. - Wudil”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Udom Mongkol Thongchai 🇹🇭 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Marcos all day after reading this.”

  • Justyna Alicja Zając 🇵🇱 · $20

    “Keep your head up. I'm in Gdańsk, thinking of you.”

  • Rosângela Beatriz Tavares 🇧🇷 · $50

    “God bless. My sister told me about this one. - Belém”

  • Fajar Saputra 🇮🇩 · $30
  • Salma Runa Alam 🇮🇳 · $24

    “Hope it all works out! - Thrissur”

  • Marlene S. Van Wyk 🇿🇦 · $30

    “Been where you're, it gets better. - Richards Bay”

  • Arjun R. Yadav 🇨🇦 · $10
  • Piper J. Rojas 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Tahmina Tithi Molla 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Rahima Salma Hossain 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Daniel Weaver 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Eduardo C. Rivera 🇲🇽 · $50

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  • Adriana M. López

    Thinking of you and your family, Marcos. Hope this works out for you. Take care.

    • Chinmay L. Sathe

      Sending strength, Marcos. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

      • Álvaro W. MaldonadoQuestion

        Is tools and labor for repairs the biggest cost or is there more coming?

        • Marcos E. JiménezOwnerAnswer

          Tools and labor for repairs is $680 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. It helps to be asked.

      • Carolina F. Díaz

        sending love, Marcos. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

        • Samuel D. MarquezQuestionID verified

          is there anything that isn't money that would help Marcos?

          • Marcos E. JiménezOwnerAnswer

            Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about tools and labor for repairs, advice is welcome too. Let me know if you want more detail.

        • My Thu Cao

          Thinking of you and your family, Marcos. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

          • Habib Mahin Hasan

            Hang in there, Marcos. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless

            • Sebastian Mateusz Krawczyk

              you're not alone. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Take care.

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