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A community fridge: a volunteer-led effort in Sakai
Volunteers in Sakai are raising $1,950 for a community fridge at the Sycamore community hall.
🇯🇵 Sakai, Osaka, Japan2,570 views
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Sycamore community hall, but no funding.
We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $1,950.
It will serve about 325 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in October 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.
All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance.
Where the $1,950 goes:
• Materials: $1,200
• Permits and inspections: $210
• Safety equipment and signage: $185
• Tools hire and delivery: $355
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Satomi
87% there. the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. Thank you.
We're at 57% thanks to 10 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Rahma Fatima Wahba 🇲🇦 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $15
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $15
“Hope this helps. Thought of Satomi all day after reading this. - Thủ Đức”
- Nhung Ngọc Phan 🇻🇳 · $30
- Zakaria Mohammed Gaber 🇸🇦 · $69
- Soledad T. Gutiérrez 🇲🇽 · $20
- Asif Abdul Saha 🇬🇧 · $100
- Sami Mohammed Tannous 🇪🇬 · $10
- Grace Temitope Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $20
- Violet Hunter 🇺🇸 · $51
- Bukola Ronke Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $10
- Terry Kirby 🇺🇸 · $10
- Jimena N. Medina 🇲🇽 · $25
- Odhiambo Juma Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $10
- Wei Ling Gao 🇺🇸 · $20
- Abosede Grace Lawal 🇳🇬 · $20
- Rohit M. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $50
- Megumi Masuda 🇯🇵 · $50
- Rasha Wafa Yassin 🇪🇬 · $100
- Mary Zawadi Simiyu 🇺🇬 · $100
“Hang in there. Hope the October deadline works out. - Mbale”
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So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Sakai.
Take care. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
rooting for you, Satomi. Shared it with a few friends.
praying for you, Satomi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Toronto but we're thinking of you. Take care.
Thanks for sharing this, Satomi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Sakai
rooting for you, Satomi. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Sakai.