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A community fridge: a volunteer-led effort in Oakland

Volunteers in Oakland are raising $1,300 for a community fridge at the Acacia vacant lot.

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Violet Peters
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Oakland
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 13 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Acacia vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $1,300. It will serve about 154 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in August 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 $1,300 goes: • Permits and inspections: $150 • Safety equipment and signage: $150 • Materials: $1,000 I hope life is good to you.
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Updates from Violet

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($767 in total) I made the first payment toward materials. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 39% funded and I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Quick update: $244 raised so far (19%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Susana N. DelgadoID verified

    Best of luck, Violet. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Oakland

    • Clive P. Samuels

      Sending good thoughts, Violet. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

      • Kirill Ruslan Sokolov

        hope things get better soon, Violet. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.

        • Hassan Fadi Benali

          Best of luck, Violet. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Oakland.

          • Vishal D. Dwivedi

            Hope things get better soon, Violet. Hope you get there. God bless

            $1,577 raised of $1,300

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