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A covered market stall space: a volunteer-led effort in Newcastle

Volunteers in Newcastle are raising $2,200 for a covered market stall space at the old Jacaranda bus depot.

🇦🇺 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia537 views
Jing Rui Tang
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Newcastle
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 9 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, 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 $2,200. It will serve about 146 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in July 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 $2,200 goes: • Materials: $1,550 • Safety equipment and signage: $400 • Permits and inspections: $250 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Jing
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Jing

  1. Quick update: $109 raised so far (5%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Newcastle: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 0% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Otávio Leandro Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $100

    “You got this. Thought of Jing all day after reading this. - Campinas”

  • Lilian Fatima Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $9

    “Happy to help. Hope the July deadline works out. - Port Harcourt”

  • Hyacinth Gayle 🇯🇲 · $5

    “Be well. Small amount but sent with love. - Half-Way Tree”

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  • Pradeep B. ShettyAddress verifiedPhoto verified

    thinking of you and your family. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Newcastle.

    • Alexandra K. Byrd

      Thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to București so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Newcastle

      • Kannan A. KrishnamurthyID verified

        Great idea, hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Cầu Giấy so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

        • Panagiota Theodora Papadakis

          keep going, Jing. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you!

          • Enes Kemal Ünal

            Sending good thoughts. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.

            $114 raised of $2,200

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