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A playground: a volunteer-led effort in San Sebastián

A community-led a playground at Maple Primary School that will serve 466 neighbors.

🇪🇸 Basque Country, Spain3,902 views
Valentina B. López
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San Sebastián
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a playground. This year a group of 25 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Maple Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $2,700. It will serve about 466 people, including local farmers and market traders. 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 $2,700 goes: • Materials: $2,350 • Safety equipment and signage: $105 • Tools hire and delivery: $245 If you're reading this, thank you. - Valentina
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Updates from Valentina

  1. Quick update: $1,206 raised so far (45%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from San Sebastián: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 42% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Small update. $450 so far, I made the first payment toward tools hire and delivery.

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  • Olivia P. Richardson 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Senthil H. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Dwi Irfan Utomo 🇮🇩 · $78.50
  • Shefali Tamanna Khan 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Sasithorn Duangjai Wongprasert 🇹🇭 · $50
  • Imran Imran Dutta 🇮🇳 · $11

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Colton R. Gaines 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Tetiana Zoya Kuzmin 🇺🇦 · $20

    “Happy to help. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Zaporizhzhia”

  • Nattaya Jitra Srisai 🇹🇭 · $25
  • Esperanza P. Velasco 🇪🇸 · $100

    “Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Barcelona”

  • Alice M. Hamilton 🇬🇧 · $200
  • Cora R. Thompson 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Reagan Gonzales 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Chhaya H. Thakur 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Hassan Fahad Javed 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Karachi”

  • Noor Basma Hamid 🇸🇦 · $25
  • Alexa S. Holland 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Graciela A. Contreras 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Danish Usman Rehman 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Alejandra L. Montes 🇪🇸 · $30

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  • Javier E. ÁvilaAddress verified

    Best of luck, Valentina. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

    • Ruby Burns

      shared it with a few friends. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Hialeah

      • Genesis P. Rowe

        More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of San Sebastián.

        $2,304 raised of $2,700

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