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A covered market stall space for the Union vacant lot: help our neighbors in Denver

A community-led a covered market stall space at the Union vacant lot that will serve 460 neighbors.

🇺🇸 Colorado, United States1,703 views
Shawn E. Evans
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Denver
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 22 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Union vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $1,150. It will serve about 460 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in September 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 $1,150 goes: • Permits and inspections: $125 • Tools hire and delivery: $650 • Safety equipment and signage: $375 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.

Updates from Shawn

  1. Small update. $307 so far, the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled.

  • Mehwish Samina Qazi 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $9.50
  • Maricel C. Valdez 🇵🇭 · $20

    “All the best. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Taguig”

  • Gabriele Franke 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Liza C. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Olivia Sithole 🇿🇦 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - Mthatha”

  • Irene Auma Kyagulanyi 🇺🇬 · $75
  • Josiane Coelho 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Elsa Sri Rahman 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Kamal Karunaratne 🇱🇰 · $200
  • Da-eun Ji-hye Do 🇰🇷 · $20
  • Goro Hashimoto 🇯🇵 · $10

    “Hope the September deadline works out. - Sapporo”

  • Andi Santoso 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Sending love. Thought of Shawn all day after reading this. - Jakarta Barat”

  • Alka E. Rathore 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Pedro F. Domingo 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Galina Anna Bogdanov 🇷🇺 · $10
  • Dương Lâm Hoang 🇻🇳 · $15
  • José Wagner Paiva 🇧🇷 · $32

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  • You're not alone, Shawn. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

    • hope things get better soon, Shawn. Hope this works out for you. Take care.

      • Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Noida.

        • So sorry you're going through this, Shawn. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless.

          • wishing you the best, Shawn. Your post was clear and honest.

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