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A playground: a volunteer-led effort in Limerick

Volunteers in Limerick are raising $3,650 for a playground at the Cedar community hall.

🇮🇪 Limerick, Munster, Ireland1,629 views
Colleen Nolan
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Limerick
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a playground. This year a group of 21 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Cedar community hall, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $3,650. It will serve about 475 people, including school children and their families. 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 $3,650 goes: • Materials: $3,250 • Permits and inspections: $130 • Tools hire and delivery: $270 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Colleen

Updates from Colleen

  1. Update from Limerick: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 35% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Anushka W. Solanki 🇮🇳 · $500
  • John C. Mendez 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Audrey T. Langley 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Si-woo Ki-tae Jang 🇰🇷 · $100

    “Good luck. Gave what I could this week. - Daegu”

  • Nicholas J. Scott 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Corpus Christi”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. - Juiz de Fora”

  • Jasper Wouter Willems 🇳🇱 · $100
  • Apurva S. Gaikwad 🇮🇳 · $75

    “You got this. Been where you are, it gets better. - Mumbai”

  • Iván T. Cruz 🇲🇽 · $58

    “Only $58 but hope it helps. - Ciudad de México”

  • Hridoy Babu Chowdhury 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Lieke Jansen 🇳🇱 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $46

    “Only $46 but hope it helps. - New York”

  • Jide Usman Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Sônia Amanda Nunes 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $26

    “My cousin told me about this one. - Contagem”

  • Erlangga Mulyadi Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $25

    “Hope the August deadline works out. - Semarang”

  • Muhammad Ali Kazmi 🇵🇰 · $25

    “God bless. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Lahore”

  • Aurora Villa 🇮🇹 · $20
  • Elin Annika Eriksson 🇸🇪 · $20

    “Happy to help. - Stockholm”

  • Cameron F. Howard 🇬🇧 · $20

    “Be well. Gave what I could this week. - London”

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  • hope things get better soon, Colleen. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

    • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Colleen

      • Colleen NolanOwnerAnswer

        Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. materials comes first ($3,250) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Let me know if you want more detail.

    • Praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Limerick.

      • Hope things get better soon, Colleen. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Edmonton

        • So sorry you're going through this. Great idea, hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Ikeja so I could bring a meal.

          • Best of luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

            $1,796.50 raised of $3,650

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