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A covered market stall space for the Acacia vacant lot: help our neighbors in Manchester

Volunteers in Manchester are raising $3,300 for a covered market stall space at the Acacia vacant lot.

🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom1,834 views
Bennett L. Ross
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Manchester
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 26 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Acacia vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $3,300. It will serve about 127 people, including school children and their families. 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 $3,300 goes: • Materials: $2,500 • Permits and inspections: $330 • Safety equipment and signage: $270 • Tools hire and delivery: $200 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Bennett
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Updates from Bennett

  1. Small update. $255 so far, I made the first payment toward tools hire and delivery.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($225). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

Donations

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  • Rekha T. Arora 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Aria T. Carter 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Priya A. Gurjar 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Rodel L. Aquino 🇵🇭 · $16
  • Hendra Mulyadi Tan 🇮🇩 · $10

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  • Laura Greta Riva

    so sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Tema.

    • Ido Daniel GolanPhoto verified

      Thinking of you, Bennett. I hope things turn around soon!

      • Justine Véronique DeschampsPhoto verified

        Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Manchester

        • Lucie Océane Royer

          Thanks for sharing this, Bennett. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

          • Sosuke Haruto Aoki

            Thinking of you and your family, Bennett. Hope this works out for you.

            • Ashok F. Walia

              Thinking of you and your family, Bennett. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings

              • Rey M. LopezID verified

                this could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Fort Worth donated after I showed her your page.

                • Sami Imad Rashid

                  hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Tiruchirappalli this morning. Thinking of Manchester.

                  • Jakub Marcin Adamczyk

                    Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Cali

                    • Naveen A. Swamy

                      You're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Bakersfield.

                      • Ahmed A. Ndlovu

                        You're not alone, Bennett. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Colorado Springs.

                        • Emilia Gabriele Schäfer

                          Thinking of you, Bennett. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together

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