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A rainwater harvesting system: a volunteer-led effort in Fresno

Volunteers in Fresno are raising $4,100 for a rainwater harvesting system at the old Maple bus depot.

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Jing Lu
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Fresno
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 20 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Maple bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $4,100. It will serve about 413 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. 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 $4,100 goes: โ€ข Materials: $3,100 โ€ข Safety equipment and signage: $460 โ€ข Tools hire and delivery: $540 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Jing

Updates from Jing

  1. Small update. $1,368 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 40% funded and I made the first payment toward safety equipment and signage.

  3. Quick update: $798 raised so far (19%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Rajan W. Patil ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $200

    โ€œGet well soon. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Agraโ€

  • Uzma Hira Niazi ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $100
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $100
  • Popy Ayesha Kabir ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $100
  • Asif Pavel Jahan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $100

    โ€œHope this covers a bit of it. - Jodhpurโ€

  • Yinka Ibrahim Hassan ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $100

    โ€œThought of Jing all day after reading this. - Port Harcourtโ€

  • Joyce K. Domingo ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $100
  • Krystyna Natalia Zawadzki ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $100

    โ€œKeep your head up. Thought of Jing all day after reading this.โ€

  • Mubashir Bhatti ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $100

    โ€œHappy to help! - Hyderabadโ€

  • Willow L. Ward ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $100

    โ€œHappy to help. Been where you're, it gets better. - Charlotteโ€

  • Ayesha Mousumi Sarker ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $79.50
  • Miguel Pedro Sampaio ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $75.50

    โ€œGod bless. Hope the October deadline works out. - Curitibaโ€

  • Jay S. Doshi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $75
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $75

    โ€œFrom Heliopolis with love. - Heliopolisโ€

  • Kreesan E. Joubert ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $75
  • Olga Borisov ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $75
  • Nora C. Perkins ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $72
  • Kiran W. Balakrishnan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $58
  • Rubรฉn Maldonado ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $53
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $52

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  • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Jing?

    • Jing LuOwnerAnswerAddress verified

      Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about materials, advice is welcome too. I'll keep the page updated.

  • Praying for you. Looking forward to the next update.

    • you're not alone, Jing. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best.

      • How is Jing doing now?

        • Rooting for you, Jing. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.

          • Hope it all works out, Jing. Hope this works out for you. Love from Syracuse

            • Hang in there, Jing. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.

              $3,813.50 raised of $4,100

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