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A covered market stall space: a volunteer-led effort in Saskatoon
A community-led a covered market stall space at Union Primary School that will serve 227 neighbors.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 30 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Union Primary School, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $3,450.
It will serve about 227 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. 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 $3,450 goes:
• Materials: $2,650
• Permits and inspections: $300
• Safety equipment and signage: $145
• Tools hire and delivery: $355
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Erica G. Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $500
- Waqas Faisal Aslam 🇵🇰 · $200
- Kaleb Gebre Abate 🇪🇹 · $100
- Claire Inès Gaillard 🇫🇷 · $78
- Brett E. Smith 🇿🇦 · $71.50
- Eli S. Anderson 🇬🇧 · $61
- Bagus Yoga Hutapea 🇮🇩 · $50
“All the best. Hope the March deadline works out. - Jakarta Selatan”
- Zhe Yan Gao 🇺🇸 · $50
- Imani Njoroge 🇹🇿 · $50
- Kabita Regmi 🇳🇵 · $32
- Jasmine K. Uy 🇵🇭 · $25
- Joyce Auma Okello 🇰🇪 · $25
“You got this. From Kakamega with love. - Kakamega”
- Gizem Ayşe Demir 🇩🇪 · $25
“God bless. My cousin told me about this one. - Nuremberg”
- Jorge B. Macías 🇲🇽 · $20
- Sumbal Dua Qazi 🇵🇰 · $10
- Jade Greene 🇺🇸 · $10
“Thought of Paisley all day after reading this. - Oakland”
- Dinesh B. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $10
- Wambui Halima Onyango 🇺🇬 · $10
“Thinking of you. I'm in Jinja, thinking of you. - Jinja”
- Ahmed Yasir Badawi 🇸🇦 · $10
- Valerio Costantini 🇮🇹 · $10
“Best of luck. Hope the March deadline works out. - Milan”
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hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Quezon City!
hope it all works out, Paisley. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings
Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 7 people at work.
Hang in there, Paisley. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Embakasi this morning. Greetings from Embakasi.
I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Saskatoon.
thanks for sharing this, Paisley. Shared it with a few friends
Sending love, Paisley. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings.
Praying for you, Paisley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes