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A playground: a volunteer-led effort in Cork
Volunteers in Cork are raising $2,800 for a playground at the Freedom vacant lot.
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For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a playground. This year a group of 18 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Freedom vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $2,800.
It will serve about 479 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in April 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 $2,800 goes:
• Materials: $1,850
• Permits and inspections: $300
• Safety equipment and signage: $380
• Tools hire and delivery: $270
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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- Linda Ernestina Manu 🇬🇭 · $73
“God bless. Hope the April deadline works out. - Tema”
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So sorry you're going through this, Mick. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.
sending strength. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Cork.
Keep going, Mick. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Mick. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Cork.