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A free library and reading room: a volunteer-led effort in Beersheba

A community-led a free library and reading room at Maple Primary School that will serve 439 neighbors.

🇮🇱 Beersheba, Southern, Israel1,796 views
Galit Hadas Amar
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Beersheba
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 17 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Maple Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $1,100, and the remaining cost is $3,400. It will serve about 439 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in February 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 $3,400 goes: • Materials: $2,700 • Permits and inspections: $210 • Safety equipment and signage: $195 • Tools hire and delivery: $295 Thank you so much. - Galit
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  • Tiago Márcio Santana

    So sorry you're going through this, Galit. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless

    • Jules Michel Roche

      thanks for sharing this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My husband and I read this together.

      • Thierry Étienne Fontaine

        Take care. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless!

        • Randall J. RussellID verified

          Thanks for sharing this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

          • Cristian Óscar Herrera

            This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Comilla!

            • Tyler B. Schultz

              best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best

              • Iryna Inna NovikovPhoto verified

                Thanks for sharing this, Galit. Gave what I could, wish it was more

                • Isha Sawant

                  Hope things get better soon, Galit. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out

                  • Rowan Gordon

                    Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

                    • Muhammad Galih Wibowo

                      projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Milan but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Beersheba.

                      • Haris Reza Lubis

                        I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Beersheba.

                        • Shaista Rukhsar Ali

                          Keep going, Galit. More neighborhoods should do this. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings.

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