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A free library and reading room for the Baobab vacant lot: help our neighbors in Nagpur

Volunteers in Nagpur are raising $550 for a free library and reading room at the Baobab vacant lot.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Nagpur, Maharashtra, India1,665 views
Rajesh R. Vaidyanathan
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Nagpur
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 28 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Baobab vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $550. It will serve about 185 people, including school children and their families. 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 $550 goes: โ€ข Safety equipment and signage: $55 โ€ข Tools hire and delivery: $75 โ€ข Materials: $420 Thank you for reading my story.

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  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $247.50

    โ€œSending love. My brother told me about this one. - Santosโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $100
  • Wagner Bruno Ribeiro ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $78
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $41.50
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด ยท $30
  • Piper F. Lynch ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $25

    โ€œOnly $25 but hope it helps. - Edmontonโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $20
  • Zulkifli Naufal Surya ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $20

    โ€œThinking of you. Thought of Rajesh all day after reading this.โ€

  • Ruairi Lynch ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $20

    โ€œThought of Rajesh all day after reading this. - Limerickโ€

  • Raquel Sandra Oliveira ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $10

    โ€œEvery little bit. From Niterรณi with love.โ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $10
  • Hannah G. Lawson ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $5

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  • Yonatan Shai Ohana๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑVerified helper
    Exceeded expectations

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

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    Professional and kind

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    Outstanding person

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    Delivered on promises

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  • Sending strength, Rajesh. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless!

    • Thinking of you and your family. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Love from Alicante.

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