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A covered market stall space for the Maple community hall: help our neighbors in Austin

A community-led a covered market stall space at the Maple community hall that will serve 569 neighbors.

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Julian G. Flores
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Austin
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 22 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple community hall, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $3,650. It will serve about 569 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in June 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 $3,650 goes: • Materials: $3,050 • Permits and inspections: $190 • Safety equipment and signage: $120 • Tools hire and delivery: $290 Thank you for reading my story. - Julian
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Updates from Julian

  1. Quick update: $2,354 raised so far (64%). I made the first payment toward safety equipment and signage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Austin: I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. We're at 40% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($993). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Gaurav R. Rawat

    Best of luck, Julian. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. God bless.

    • Nneka Favour Nwankwo

      praying for you, Julian. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out

      • Mahmoud Zaid Slimani

        praying for you. I hope things turn around soon. Don't give up.

        • Faith H. Martin

          Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Austin.

          • Rowena H. Ramirez

            Wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Kathmandu

            • Teguh Imam Pane

              Take care, Julian. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My neighbor in Essen donated after I showed her your page. Take care

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