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A playground for Maple Park: help our neighbors in Jacksonville
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a playground - we need $1,200 for materials.
🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States1,152 views
For ten 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 Maple Park, but no funding.
We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $1,200.
It will serve about 479 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in October 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 $1,200 goes:
• Tools hire and delivery: $650
• Permits and inspections: $240
• Safety equipment and signage: $310
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Jackson
28% there. the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. Thank you. - Jackson
Quick update: $95 raised so far (8%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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- Ingrid Bianca Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $30
- Colton Larson 🇬🇧 · $20
“Thought of Jackson all day after reading this. - Belfast”
- Giovanni Massimo Grassi 🇮🇹 · $75
- Maya Durga Regmi 🇳🇵 · $50
- Fahad Hamza Mirza 🇵🇰 · $10
- Irene W. Muñoz 🇺🇸 · $25
- Dipu Sumon Khan 🇧🇩 · $79
- Bilal Hassan Pasha 🇵🇰 · $50
- Kingsley Yinka Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $23
- Ethan T. Pena 🇦🇺 · $25
- Angel G. Norwood 🇨🇦 · $28
- Riku Yuto Ueno 🇯🇵 · $5
- Athumani Kato Tumusiime 🇹🇿 · $20
“Be well. My brother told me about this one. - Kinondoni”
- Larissa Amanda Moura 🇧🇷 · $50
- Pradeep M. Iyengar 🇮🇳 · $15
- Chantelle Clarke 🇯🇲 · $10
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wishing you the best, Jackson. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Jacksonville
Thanks for sharing this, Jackson. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in
Keep going. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. Thinking of Jacksonville.
You're not alone. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in Mysuru this morning.
Thanks for sharing this, Jackson. Shared it with a few friends.
Thinking of you. I hope things turn around soon. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Jacksonville.
Wishing you peace, Jackson. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in St. Petersburg but we're thinking of you
hope things get better soon. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Take care, Jackson. Hope this works out for you
Thinking of you and your family, Jackson. More neighborhoods should do this
So sorry you're going through this. Great idea, hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Hồ Chí Minh City.
Thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Salé.
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 14 people at work. Blessings
good luck, Jackson. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted
Best of luck, Jackson. This could happen to any of us. Love from Mobile.
Wishing you peace, Jackson. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care
So sorry you're going through this, Jackson. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care
Sending strength, Jackson. Hope this works out for you
Rooting for you, Jackson. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Cầu Giấy.
best of luck. Great idea, hope you get there. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
hope it all works out, Jackson. More neighborhoods should do this.
Thanks for sharing this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Tallahassee.
Thinking of you and your family, Jackson. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Jacksonville
Hope you get there. Love from Montgomery.
Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Makati.
Keep going, Jackson. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 6 people at work.
Thinking of you and your family, Jackson. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.