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A free library and reading room: a volunteer-led effort in St. Petersburg
Volunteers in St. Petersburg are raising $2,350 for a free library and reading room at the Jacaranda vacant lot.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 17 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Jacaranda vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $2,350.
It will serve about 384 people, including school children and their families. 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.
All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance.
Where the $2,350 goes:
• Materials: $1,550
• Safety equipment and signage: $310
• Tools hire and delivery: $490
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Good luck, Maria. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
So sorry you're going through this, Maria. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family, Maria. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it!
You're not alone, Maria. It takes guts to ask. Well done
Sending strength, Maria. I hope things turn around soon. All the best!