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A free library and reading room for Pioneer Park: help our neighbors in Marseille

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a free library and reading room - we need $1,500 for materials.

🇫🇷 Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France1,885 views
Geneviève Martine Lemoine
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Marseille
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 13 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Pioneer Park, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $1,500. It will serve about 322 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in August 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 $1,500 goes: • Materials: $930 • Permits and inspections: $110 • Safety equipment and signage: $175 • Tools hire and delivery: $285 I hope life is good to you.
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Updates from Geneviève

  1. Small update. $804 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Update from Marseille: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 45% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Marseille: I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. We're at 24% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Willem J. Mahlangu

    everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Marseille

    • Ziad Hussein Mostafa

      You're not alone, Geneviève. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings

      • Nafula Auma SwaiQuestion

        how is Geneviève doing now?

        • Bella Flores

          it takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Arusha this morning!

          • Adriana Giovana Alves

            It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Mangaluru

            • Delphine Geneviève Benoit

              You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Riverside.

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