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A community fridge for the Union health centre yard: help our neighbors in Corpus Christi

A community-led a community fridge at the Union health centre yard that will serve 278 neighbors.

🇺🇸 Texas, United States1,984 views
Lillian N. Price
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Corpus Christi
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 24 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Union health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $2,750. It will serve about 278 people, including school children and their families. 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 $2,750 goes: • Safety equipment and signage: $470 • Materials: $2,000 • Permits and inspections: $280 If you're reading this, thank you. - Lillian
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Lillian

  1. Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($733). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Update from Corpus Christi: I made the first payment toward safety equipment and signage. We're at 9% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

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  • Kavitha F. Babu 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Everett C. Edwards 🇳🇿 · $50
  • Waweru Njoroge Tembo 🇺🇬 · $20
  • Michael Emeka Kalu 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Lillian all day after reading this. - Gwagwalada”

  • Rubén P. Acosta 🇲🇽 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $200

    “Wishing you the best. Hope the August deadline works out. - Tema”

  • Isabelle A. Oliver 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Ezra T. Pierce 🇬🇧 · $21
  • Opio Rashidi Mussa 🇰🇪 · $5
  • Radhika C. Nambiar 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Million Teklu Mulugeta 🇪🇹 · $100
  • Madhuri H. Jadhav 🇮🇳 · $35
  • Alexandra F. Warren 🇨🇦 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. Hope the August deadline works out. - Hamilton”

  • Samuel R. Galang 🇵🇭 · $250
  • Uchenna Kunle Coker 🇳🇬 · $12

    “Get well soon. Only $12 but hope it helps. - Ikeja”

  • Mathilda Charlotte Voigt 🇩🇪 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Small amount but sent with love. - Leipzig”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Elias G. Whitaker 🇬🇧 · $15
  • Sathi Parvin Biswas 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $65

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  • Jaxon F. Harris

    Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless!

    • Madhavan N. Warrier

      So sorry you're going through this, Lillian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best

      • Harper C. PenaPhoto verified

        Best of luck, Lillian. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Corpus Christi

        • Vida Efua Armah

          Wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Sacramento

          • Tithi Bithi Mia

            Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best

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