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A community fridge: a volunteer-led effort in Iloilo City

A community-led a community fridge at the Maple community hall that will serve 584 neighbors.

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Leo N. Villanueva
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Iloilo City
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 14 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple community hall, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $450. It will serve about 584 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in May and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $450 goes: • Materials: $280 • Permits and inspections: $25 • Safety equipment and signage: $70 • Tools hire and delivery: $75 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Leo

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  • So sorry you're going through this, Leo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Iloilo City.

    • Hope things get better soon, Leo. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from London.

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