A playground for the Lotus vacant lot: help our neighbors in San Francisco
A community-led a playground at the Lotus vacant lot that will serve 435 neighbors.
Updates from Vandana
Small update. $972 so far, I made the first payment toward permits and inspections.
Update from San Francisco: we've started the first stage. We're at 17% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Parker T. Vargas ๐ฌ๐ง ยท $200
- Vivian Titilayo Danjuma ๐ณ๐ฌ ยท $100
โGood luck. My neighbor told me about this one. - Nsukkaโ
- Anna C. Brennan ๐บ๐ธ ยท $100
- An Cฦฐแปng Pham ๐ป๐ณ ยท $100
- Yakubu Chukwuemeka Lasisi ๐ณ๐ฌ ยท $100
โOnly $100 but hope it helps. - Kadunaโ
- Bayu Mulyadi Maulana ๐ฎ๐ฉ ยท $100
โHope things get better. My brother told me about this one. - Bogorโ
- Anonymous ๐บ๐ธ ยท $77
- Naomi C. Morrison ๐บ๐ธ ยท $55
- Mazen Bilal Ibrahim ๐ฒ๐ฆ ยท $50
- Allison E. Duncan ๐บ๐ธ ยท $50
- Rajeshwari H. Rao ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $50
โBe well. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Aurangabadโ
- Vikas L. Grewal ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $30
- Tobias Leon Roth ๐ฉ๐ช ยท $30
- Zoe D. Jacobs ๐ฌ๐ง ยท $30
- Jack P. Turner ๐บ๐ธ ยท $27
- Anonymous ๐ฒ๐ฝ ยท $25
- Otieno Barasa Urassa ๐ฐ๐ช ยท $25
- Omar Mohammad Pramanik ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $25
- Anonymous ๐ป๐ณ ยท $25
โKeep your head up. Been where you're, it gets better. - Cแบงn Thฦกโ
- Gifty Adjoa Alhassan ๐ฌ๐ญ ยท $25
โHang in there. My cousin told me about this one. - Accraโ
Reviews
3.0(7 reviews)Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
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Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.
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Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.
- Very responsive and caring
Couldn't have asked for better support. They listened carefully, understood my situation deeply, and provided thoughtful advice that actually worked. Thank you so much.
- Exactly what I needed
I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.
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Hope things get better soon, Vandana. Shared this with my family
praying for you, Vandana. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
You're not alone, Vandana. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 38 people at work. Take care.
Hope things get better soon, Vandana. Great idea, hope you get there.
Hope things get better soon, Vandana. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours.
Looking forward to the next update. After 14 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything
Sending love. More neighborhoods should do this. I hope February is when things finally get easier. Take care!