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Winter storm in Bakersfield: help the Hillcrest neighborhood rebuild
The winter storm damaged 77 homes in the Hillcrest neighborhood. We are raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
🇺🇸 Bakersfield, California, United States2,262 views
The winter storm hit the Hillcrest neighborhood on 21 September. My home was one of 77 damaged, and 14 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 $4,450 goes:
• Clean water and purification supplies: $1,000
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,100
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,550
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $800
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Nolan
Thank you all. We're at 11% now ($478). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
Small update. $899 so far, I made the first payment toward bedding, blankets and mattresses.
- Gerald E. Pineda 🇵🇭 · $20
- Lester T. Castillo 🇵🇭 · $10
- Valentina R. Gutiérrez 🇺🇸 · $10
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- Abril P. Gómez 🇺🇸 · $50
- Torsten William Jönsson 🇸🇪 · $50
- Zoya Galina Dmitriev 🇺🇦 · $15
- Shirin Ruma Howlader 🇧🇩 · $10
“Thought of Nolan all day after reading this. - Gazipur”
- Anonymous 🇸🇪 · $20
- Iris Femke Van der Horst 🇳🇱 · $10
- Amaka Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $100
- Eva D. Duncan 🇬🇧 · $20
- Lucas Pickett 🇬🇧 · $8
- Hamza Salim Maalouf 🇬🇧 · $15
- Oisin MacNamara 🇮🇪 · $5
- Janet Zimmerman 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $10
- Cynthia K. Bailey 🇺🇸 · $5
“Stay strong. Hope the November deadline works out. - Laredo”
- Omar Marwan Rahman 🇫🇷 · $20
- Alberto N. Luna 🇦🇷 · $25
- Noor Aziz 🇸🇦 · $75
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best of luck. Hope you get there. Greetings from Mumbai.
This could happen to any of us. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
so sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Springfield.
Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Istanbul so I could bring a meal
Good luck, Nolan. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Istanbul.
You're not alone, Nolan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Juiz de Fora.
Hang in there, Nolan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Latina donated after I showed her your page.