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A community fridge for the Lotus vacant lot: help our neighbors in Buffalo
Volunteers in Buffalo are raising $4,700 for a community fridge at the Lotus vacant lot.
🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States5,466 views
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 17 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Lotus vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $4,700.
It will serve about 191 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in September 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 $4,700 goes:
• Materials: $3,500
• Permits and inspections: $250
• Safety equipment and signage: $440
• Tools hire and delivery: $510
Glad we found this place.
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“Wish I could do more. I'm in Cambridge, thinking of you. - Cambridge”
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- Yogita C. Kale 🇮🇳 · $200
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“Every little bit. Thought of Carlos all day after reading this. - Fort Worth”
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“Thought of Carlos all day after reading this. - Marrakesh”
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Best of luck. Shared this with my family. I hope September is when things finally get easier. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family, Carlos. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.
Take care, Carlos. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together
Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Curitiba
so sorry you're going through this, Carlos. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. God bless.
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
so sorry you're going through this, Carlos. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Take care. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care
Take care, Carlos. Hope you get there. Love from Belo Horizonte
sending strength, Carlos. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Berlin
Thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too!
Praying for you, Carlos. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Cairns.