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A free library and reading room for Pioneer Park: help our neighbors in Fresno
A community-led a free library and reading room at Pioneer Park that will serve 201 neighbors.
🇺🇸 Fresno, California, United States2,737 views
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 12 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Pioneer Park, but no funding.
We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $2,950.
It will serve about 201 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in October 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 $2,950 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $155
• Safety equipment and signage: $195
• Materials: $2,600
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Isaiah
Updates from Isaiah
Small update. $843 so far, the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled.
We're at 14% thanks to 14 of you. the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Esperanza H. Guzmán 🇲🇽 · $200
- Dineo Jones 🇿🇦 · $200
- Derya Irmak Bayram 🇹🇷 · $100
- Ashwin M. Mohan 🇮🇳 · $100
- Irene D. Pérez 🇲🇽 · $80
“Best of luck. Saw your post and had to give. - Guadalajara”
- Remedios K. Francisco 🇵🇭 · $75
“Take care of yourselves. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Davao City”
- Deepa R. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $75
“Every little bit. Thought of Isaiah all day after reading this. - Nagpur”
- Jenny M. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $75
- Theodora Magdalini Michailidis 🇬🇷 · $71
- Seo-jun Byung-hun Ha 🇰🇷 · $50
- Esteban J. Vega 🇨🇴 · $50
“Best of luck. - Bucaramanga”
- Nonso Isaac Salami 🇳🇬 · $28.50
- Nitin C. Deshmukh 🇮🇳 · $28
- Rose Pascual 🇵🇭 · $25
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $25
“Sending love. Please keep us posted. - Thủ Đức”
- Ubol Panyarachun 🇹🇭 · $25
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $25
- Ruma Lipi Das 🇧🇩 · $25
- Lourdes K. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $25
- Keerthana P. Hegde 🇮🇳 · $25
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Stay strong, Isaiah. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Keep going, Isaiah. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Fresno.
Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Ballarat this morning. Thinking of Fresno.