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A playground: a volunteer-led effort in Athens

A community-led a playground at Baobab Park that will serve 581 neighbors.

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Charalambos Spyridon Pavlidis
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Athens
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a playground. This year a group of 12 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Baobab Park, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $1,450. It will serve about 581 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in December 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 $1,450 goes: • Materials: $940 • Permits and inspections: $130 • Safety equipment and signage: $250 • Tools hire and delivery: $130 Thank you for reading my story. - Charalambos
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Updates from Charalambos

  1. Update from Athens: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 18% thanks to 6 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($795 in total) I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Vaishali W. Chheda 🇮🇳 · $500
  • Parvin Tahmina Das 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Hope the December deadline works out. - Jalandhar”

  • Angel H. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $56
  • Dante H. Lacson 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Philipp Becker 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Alyssa Campbell 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Elijah Wilson 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Nicolás S. Cordero 🇪🇸 · $30

    “Take care of yourselves. Saw your post and had to give. - San Sebastián”

  • Colton A. Douglas 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Donna M. Carroll 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Deepak Gill 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Macharia Juma Mrema 🇺🇬 · $19
  • Renato Roberto Castro 🇧🇷 · $12

    “Stay strong - Fortaleza”

  • Garba Daniel Coker 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Pratik M. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Rungnapa Rungnapa Tangsiri 🇹🇭 · $5

    “Sending love. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Phuket”

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  • Sarah C. Grant

    More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Kampala

    • Tammy EvansQuestion

      how is Charalambos doing now?

      • Hà Như Thai

        Take care, Charalambos. Shared this with my family. All the best!

        • Wellington Joaquim Soares

          Sending good thoughts, Charalambos. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Athens.

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