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

A community-led a covered market stall space at Jacaranda Park that will serve 117 neighbors.

🇫🇷 Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France2,644 views
Ethan Nguyen
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Saint-Denis
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 30 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Jacaranda Park, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $3,200. It will serve about 117 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in August 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 $3,200 goes: • Tools hire and delivery: $410 • Permits and inspections: $175 • Materials: $2,615 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Ethan
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Ethan

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 35% funded and the plan for tools hire and delivery is now scheduled.

  2. Quick update: $876 raised so far (27%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 21% now ($665). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Oskar Szymon Nowak

    rooting for you, Ethan. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Love from Gwagwalada.

    • Sabina Ganga Lama

      Good luck. Shared this with my family. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • Vishal S. Sachdeva

        Sending good thoughts, Ethan. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Saint-Denis.

        • Yaw Kelvin DarkoPhoto verified

          Hope things get better soon, Ethan. Shared it with a few friends. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.

          • Waqas Asad AliAddress verifiedPhoto verified

            Sending good thoughts. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it!

            • Josiane Raquel CoelhoPhoto verified

              Keep going, Ethan. More neighborhoods should do this. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.

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