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A free library and reading room: a volunteer-led effort in Kochi
A community-led a free library and reading room at the Jacaranda community hall that will serve 268 neighbors.
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For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 28 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Jacaranda community hall, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $400.
It will serve about 268 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. 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 $400 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $40
• Materials: $320
• Tools hire and delivery: $40
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Pallavi
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Thinking of you, Pallavi. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Pallavi. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust
Sending love, Pallavi. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer
Stay strong, Pallavi. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Kochi.
Praying for you, Pallavi. More neighborhoods should do this.