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A playground: a volunteer-led effort in Seoul

Volunteers in Seoul are raising $1,950 for a playground at the Harmony community hall.

🇰🇷 South Korea1,733 views
Min-ho Ki-tae Yoo
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Seoul
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a playground. This year a group of 30 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Harmony community hall, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $960, and the remaining cost is $1,950. It will serve about 595 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. 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. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $1,950 goes: • Materials: $1,150 • Permits and inspections: $250 • Safety equipment and signage: $200 • Tools hire and delivery: $350 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.

Updates from Min-ho

  1. Thank you all. We're at 39% now ($753). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 17% now ($341). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward permits and inspections.

  • Quỳnh Như Pham 🇻🇳 · $20

    “Be well. Hope the November deadline works out. - Hải Phòng”

  • Grace H. Patterson 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Marcus H. Sanchez 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Karthik R. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Praying for you. My father told me about this one. - Jaipur”

  • Ibrahim Bolaji Lawal 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Thought of Min-ho all day after reading this. - Epe”

  • Pari H. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Mona Hiba Abdallah 🇸🇦 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. My father told me about this one. - Mecca”

  • Pooja Lama 🇳🇵 · $50
  • Otieno Byaruhanga Hamisi 🇺🇬 · $10
  • Sundar M. Thevar 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Thought of Min-ho all day after reading this. - Nashik”

  • Adewale Yinka Coker 🇳🇬 · $72.50

    “Stay strong. Only $73 but hope it helps. - Nnewi”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Hải Kiên Duong 🇻🇳 · $30
  • Jasmine A. Dixon 🇯🇲 · $50

    “Happy to help. Thought of Min-ho all day after reading this.”

  • Matthew K. Webb 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Jose K. Tolentino 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Ecrin Nihal Önder 🇹🇷 · $10
  • Uche Yewande Olawale 🇳🇬 · $75
  • Hatice Gül Kılıç 🇹🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $10

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  • Keep going, Min-ho. Shared it with a few friends. Take care

    • Wishing you the best, Min-ho. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

      • Hope things get better soon, Min-ho. More neighborhoods should do this. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Seoul.

        • Hope things get better soon, Min-ho. More neighborhoods should do this. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

          • Best of luck. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Porto Alegre

            • Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Cluj-Napoca

              • Take care, Min-ho. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings

                • Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Mumbai but we're thinking of you. Take care.

                  • Stay strong, Min-ho. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless

                    • You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Take care.

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