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A community garden for the Lotus vacant lot: help our neighbors in Seville

Volunteers in Seville are raising $1,450 for a community garden at the Lotus vacant lot.

🇪🇸 Seville, Andalusia, Spain2,099 views
Hatem Adel Bakr
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Seville
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 26 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Lotus vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $1,450. It will serve about 558 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in May 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 $1,450 goes: • Materials: $910 • Permits and inspections: $150 • Safety equipment and signage: $165 • Tools hire and delivery: $225 Thanks for being kind about this.
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Updates from Hatem

  1. Small update. $656 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Update from Seville: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 45% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Seville: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 28% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Kaori Takeuchi 🇯🇵 · $200
  • Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $100
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  • Bhavna P. Sethi 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Isla G. Coleman 🇺🇸 · $69
  • Elizabeth Adjoa Abdul 🇬🇭 · $54.50

    “Good luck. Hope the May deadline works out. - Kumasi”

  • Kyung-soo Ha-joon Joo 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Graciela J. Gómez 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Lourdes B. Quintero 🇪🇸 · $50

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

  • Seyi Okechukwu Tijani 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Stay strong. Hope the May deadline works out. - Enugu”

  • Vipul G. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Stay strong. Thought of Hatem all day after reading this. - Agra”

  • Amaka Titilayo Shittu 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Best of luck. Thought of Hatem all day after reading this. - Enugu”

  • Harini L. Rao 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Aurora P. Coleman 🇺🇸 · $42
  • Yun-seo Ha-eun Cha 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Tanvi K. Oberoi 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Isabelle Dupont 🇫🇷 · $20

    “Stay strong. I'm in Montpellier, thinking of you. - Montpellier”

  • Sarah Njeri Kamau 🇺🇬 · $10
  • Francis Fiifi Nkrumah 🇬🇭 · $10

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  • Óscar T. Guerrero

    You're not alone, Hatem. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Coimbatore.

    • Manfred Emil Winkler

      Hang in there, Hatem. Shared it with a few friends. All the best

      • Dalia Lina Mourad

        Stay strong, Hatem. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. Love from Bang Khen!

        • Rebecca P. Bishop

          Thinking of you and your family, Hatem. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.

          • Zubby Lucky NnamdiID verified

            Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Pietermaritzburg but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Pietermaritzburg.

            • Bryan C. Francisco

              Praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't give up.

              $1,632.50 raised of $1,450

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