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A community garden for the old Sycamore bus depot: help our neighbors in Coatzacoalcos

Volunteers in Coatzacoalcos are raising $900 for a community garden at the old Sycamore bus depot.

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Alberto C. Torres
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Coatzacoalcos
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 15 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Sycamore bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $900. It will serve about 581 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. 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. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $900 goes: • Materials: $710 • Permits and inspections: $45 • Safety equipment and signage: $85 • Tools hire and delivery: $60 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Updates from Alberto

  1. Update from Coatzacoalcos: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 87% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 50% now ($450). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled.

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    “Blessings. Thought of Alberto all day after reading this. - Contagem”

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    “Hope things get better. Hope the March deadline works out. - Johannesburg”

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    “Praying for you. Gave what I could this week. - Manukau”

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    “Thought of Alberto all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

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    “Hang in there. Gave what I could this week. - Suwon”

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    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Alberto all day after reading this. - Ikeja”

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  • Mona Huda Mourad

    I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Savar.

    • Nathan H. Price

      Hope it all works out, Alberto. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

      • Nicolás P. Escobar

        Hope it all works out, Alberto. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

        • Yusuf Pratama

          praying for you. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Spanish Town!

          • Ariana K. Reed

            So sorry you're going through this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My husband and I read this together. God bless

            • Liton Habib Karim

              More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Kyiv.

              $1,076 raised of $900

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