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A community garden: a volunteer-led effort in Heliopolis

A community-led a community garden at Liberty Primary School that will serve 181 neighbors.

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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 14 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Liberty Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $500. It will serve about 181 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in March 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 $500 goes: • Materials: $360 • Permits and inspections: $55 • Safety equipment and signage: $40 • Tools hire and delivery: $45 If you're reading this, thank you.

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Updates from Waleed

Thank you all. We're at 63% now ($314). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.
Quick update: $239 raised so far (48%). I made the first payment toward materials. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($35). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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Evi Van den Broek
Stay strong, Waleed. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.
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Wishing you peace, Waleed. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Derry so I could bring a meal

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