
Help Phyllis Rebuild Her Home After Hurricane
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Hello friends and family. I'm having a personal hardship with raising money to fix my home in Ellenton, Florida. Hurricane Milton raised my carport and my roof that is only 2 years old over my front room, which tore up the metal and membrane roof. It is still hanging, and I'm having trouble finding people to come help me cut it off. I have some water damage and mold going on. But most people who came to tarp, who came to look to be sure my electrical, plumbing, and air conditioning were intact, say that it's structurally sound. FEMA refused to help me, which I'm appealing! SBA has requested more tax information from me, which I filed late. It is there, but they cannot see it, so they want to put my request on hold till I can get that straightened out. I have 90 days to fix my place in the park that I live; it's a 55 and older community, or else they're going to ask me to demolish it and pay for it and leave the community. Which is not what I want to do; I've been there 13 years. The home has survived every hurricane but this one. I have nowhere to go, so I need help from people who know me. I would do the same for them. There was another GoFundMe by my good friend Nina, who has no time to keep going and checking that one, so I decided to take it over, but they made me open a new one, and this would be the legit one to go to. I believe the other one is closed but still has my telephone number. I know others sustained worse damage than mine, but I can't just walk away from it; they won't let me. I'm also trying for other loans. Again, this is a very costly adventure for me, and I've already got it and redid the inside of my home, put a new roof on 2 years ago, air conditioning, windows, and doors. The main thing is the carport and my roof I need replaced. And of course, whatever water damage and mold I have. Please help. If one of you needed it, I would do it for you. I won't forget anybody!
Many thanks for whatever you can give.
Phyllis Watkins
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Phyllis Watkins
Organizer
Ellenton, FL