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A community garden for the old Jacaranda bus depot: help our neighbors in Salvador
Volunteers in Salvador are raising $1,400 for a community garden at the old Jacaranda bus depot.
Anywhere in the worldPosted Oct 1, 20262,883 views
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 20 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Jacaranda bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $1,400.
It will serve about 437 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in November 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 $1,400 goes:
• Materials: $1,100
• Permits and inspections: $85
• Safety equipment and signage: $135
• Tools hire and delivery: $80
Thank you so much.
- Priscila
Updates from Priscila
Update from Salvador: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 15% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 25% funded and the first invoice got paid this week.
Quick update: $630 raised so far (45%). the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Anderson Vasconcelos 🇧🇷 · $30 · 2h ago
- Mahnoor Rubina Chaudhry 🇵🇰 · $20 · 2h ago
- Venkat P. Natarajan 🇮🇳 · $20 · 2h ago
- Seul-gi Hye-jin Ahn 🇰🇷 · $69 · 2h ago
“You got this. I'm in Seoul, thinking of you.”
- Favour Titilayo Igwe 🇳🇬 · $5 · 2h ago
- Amit Seth 🇮🇳 · $71 · 2h ago
“Wishing you the best. - Jabalpur”
- Inés P. Jiménez 🇲🇽 · $25 · 2h ago
- Barasa Ochieng Hamisi 🇰🇪 · $15 · 2h ago
- Brooks H. Spencer 🇦🇺 · $50 · 2h ago
- Pairoj Thawatchai Pattanasiri 🇹🇭 · $25 · 2h ago
- Rasha Rima Cherif 🇲🇦 · $25 · 2h ago
- Wesley Ruiz 🇺🇸 · $5 · 2h ago
“Thought of Priscila all day after reading this.”
- Komal D. Verma 🇮🇳 · $20 · 2h ago
- Christopher E. Callahan 🇺🇸 · $50 · 2h ago
- Arianna Hayes 🇺🇸 · $10 · 2h ago
- Arthur Philippe Guillot 🇫🇷 · $75 · 2h ago
- Pilar S. Gutiérrez 🇺🇸 · $75 · 2h ago
“Best of luck. My colleague told me about this one. - San Jose”
- Edilene Ingrid Sampaio 🇧🇷 · $5 · 2h ago
- Lucía H. Domínguez 🇲🇽 · $25 · 2h ago
- Arnel W. Lopez 🇵🇭 · $10 · 2h ago
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This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care
Thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. After 24 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Praying for you, Priscila. Hope this works out for you. Take care.
Any update on how things are going in Salvador?
You're not alone, Priscila. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Fort Worth.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Priscila?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about materials, advice is welcome too.
rooting for you, Priscila. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Salvador.
Wishing you the best, Priscila. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings
Sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless
A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Bahia. I'll ask around and let you know
Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Paarl donated after I showed her your page.