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A community garden: a volunteer-led effort in Khulna
Volunteers in Khulna are raising $100 for a community garden at the Sycamore community hall.
🇧🇩 Khulna, Bangladesh1,046 views
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Sycamore community hall, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $100.
It will serve about 526 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. 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.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $100 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $25
• Safety equipment and signage: $45
• Tools hire and delivery: $30
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Tithi
Updates from Tithi
109% there. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
We're at 69% thanks to 3 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($53 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Sharon P. Hendricks 🇺🇸 · $45
“Only $45 but hope it helps. - San Jose”
- Claire Noémie Da Silva 🇨🇦 · $30
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
- Ajay E. Grewal 🇮🇳 · $16
- Hadi Ilham Utomo 🇮🇩 · $45
- Alina Alina Novikov 🇺🇦 · $8
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stay strong, Tithi. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted.
good luck. More neighborhoods should do this. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Mecca.
Wishing you peace. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
More neighborhoods should do this. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Casablanca.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Tithi
Sure. The biggest one is permits and inspections, $25. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Appreciate you taking the time.
Good luck, Tithi. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
best of luck. Shared this with my family. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Amsterdam.
Take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Pelotas
Stay strong. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Cox's Bazar
thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Khulna.
keep going, Tithi. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't give up
Sending good thoughts. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Kharkiv but we're thinking of you
You're not alone, Tithi. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Tema donated after I showed her your page.
Keep going, Tithi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Best of luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Tithi. Shared this with my family. All the best.
You're not alone. Great idea, hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update.
more neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Üsküdar.
Wishing you peace, Tithi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.
Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Tithi. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Khulna.
hang in there. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Khulna.
rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Leeds
Rooting for you, Tithi. Gave what I could, wish it was more
Sending love, Tithi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 25 people at work. Blessings
Best of luck, Tithi. More neighborhoods should do this. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Khulna
you're not alone. Great idea, hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money
You're not alone, Tithi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did