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Wildfire in Springfield: help Sunrise village rebuild
The wildfire damaged 20 homes in Sunrise village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
🇺🇸 Springfield, Missouri, United States5,719 views
The wildfire hit Sunrise village on 15 February. My home was one of 20 damaged, and 12 families are still in temporary shelter at a borrowed warehouse.
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 $9,450 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $4,900
• Clean water and purification supplies: $400
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,600
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,100
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,450
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- Nicolás
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- Sophie Sophie Becker 🇩🇪 · $100
- Imam Iwan Maulana 🇮🇩 · $20
- James Fields 🇺🇸 · $10
“Stay strong. Been where you are, it gets better. - Glendale”
- Duygu Elif Güneş 🇹🇷 · $25
“Been where you're, it gets better. - Antalya”
- Ali Waqas Tarar 🇵🇰 · $10
- Kirill Lysenko 🇷🇺 · $15
- Francis Fernandez 🇵🇭 · $100
- Hridoy Jahid Alam 🇧🇩 · $25
- Mohammad Ratul Hossain 🇧🇩 · $5
- Dilani Nilmini Karunaratne 🇱🇰 · $30
- Sandeep C. Maurya 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
- Charmaine N. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $66
- Jocelyn T. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $30
- Josephine W. Dominguez 🇺🇸 · $30
- Gianna G. Garcia 🇵🇭 · $80
- Kathleen S. Hernandez 🇺🇸 · $50
“Keep your head up. Hope you get the rest soon. - Arlington”
- Yves Jacques Royer 🇫🇷 · $25
- Jordan Schultz 🇨🇦 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Nicolás all day after reading this.”
- Florence Namukasa Temba 🇺🇬 · $20
“Hang in there! - Kampala”
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thanks for sharing this, Nicolás. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update.
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Wishing you peace, Nicolás. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We're a small family in Lucknow but we're thinking of you.
Take care, Nicolás. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless
Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Springfield.
What exactly is the $9,450 for?
Sure. The biggest one is roofing sheets and timber, $4,900. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Appreciate you taking the time.
Sending good thoughts, Nicolás. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
sending strength, Nicolás. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Blessings
Sending strength, Nicolás. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Love from Awka
hope it all works out, Nicolás. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 39 people at work!
Sending love. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Springfield.
Hope this works out for you. Love from Ogbomosho
it takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money!
Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Caruaru!
Wishing you the best, Nicolás. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.
Hang in there, Nicolás. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Khulna this morning.
Hang in there. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Peshawar this morning. Blessings!
Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Tiruchirappalli but we're thinking of you.
Wishing you the best, Nicolás. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Manila.