
Help a Sarasota Family Devastated without Insurance
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I'm the 3rd generation living in my childhood home on Woodmont Drive in Colonial Gables/Sarasota Springs. The house has been in my family for over 30 years, and I inherited it when my parents passed away. My 9 year old daughter lives with me, her being the 4th generation to live there.
Our home was devastated by Hurricane Debby and we have nowhere to live. We had 1-2 feet inside of the house and it got to be 4-5 feet in the street. I've never seen it this bad before. We went to bed and woke up at 5am with flooding inside of the house. It was surging inside of the house from the back door, front door, and the garage door. The cars were already underwater, we were trapped in the house. I called 911 and the fire dept had to evacuate us. It was extremely traumatic.
I was recently dropped by my homeowners insurance. I have no homeowners insurance, no flood insurance. I know it's just "stuff", but it's heartbreaking and life changing for us. 30 years of family heirlooms, irreplaceable items, documents, now gone forever.
My 9-year-old daughter had to be pulled from her school choice district after attending since Kindergarten, and we have to start over in a new school due to being displaced. The floors, appliances, walls, and many more things were destroyed. What could have been saved was quickly covered in mold and/or sewage from the flood. It's a massive clean up effort.
I've never done anything like a GoFundMe, I've never asked for help before, I feel guilty and embarrassed. Every dollar of repairs, appliances, furniture, etc. is coming from my savings and I won't have enough to cover it all. I'm scared and I'm just trying to make it as normal as possible for my daughter. If you are able to, anything makes a difference right now.
EDIT: listed my Venmo as the first picture @koririchards (5515 is my last 4 digits of cell)
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Kori Richards
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Sarasota, FL