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A community garden: a volunteer-led effort in Kharkiv

Volunteers in Kharkiv are raising $650 for a community garden at the Maple vacant lot.

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Yevhen Sergei Polishchuk
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Kharkiv
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 8 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $650. It will serve about 365 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in February 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 $650 goes: • Materials: $550 • Permits and inspections: $65 • Safety equipment and signage: $35 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Yevhen

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  • Emil Stefan Voigt 🇩🇪 · $28
  • Gamze Kılıç 🇹🇷 · $25

    “Happy to help. Thought of Yevhen all day after reading this. - Üsküdar”

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    “Get well soon. Thought of Yevhen all day after reading this.”

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  • Malathi P. PaiID verifiedPhoto verified

    Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings

    • Makoto Yuto NishimuraQuestionID verified

      is there anything that isn't money that would help Yevhen?

      • great idea, hope you get there. After 8 years in engineering I know how hard it is to ask for anything. All the best.

        • Wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Quetta.

          • Wishing you peace, Yevhen. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.

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