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A rainwater harvesting system for the old Lotus bus depot: help our neighbors in Arlington
Volunteers in Arlington are raising $3,450 for a rainwater harvesting system at the old Lotus bus depot.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Lotus bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $3,450.
It will serve about 431 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.
All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance.
Where the $3,450 goes:
• Materials: $2,850
• Safety equipment and signage: $390
• Tools hire and delivery: $210
Thank you so much.
- Kathleen
Updates from Kathleen
Small update. $1,451 so far, we've started the first stage.
- Cora Turner 🇺🇸 · $200
“Praying for you. From Cleveland with love.”
- Sunita B. Awasthi 🇮🇳 · $19
- Lauren P. Newman 🇺🇸 · $500
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the October deadline works out. - Los Angeles”
- Anele Isaacs 🇿🇦 · $100
“Wishing you the best. I'm in Durban, thinking of you.”
- Angel J. Thompson 🇬🇧 · $25
“Good luck. Thought of Kathleen all day after reading this. - Glasgow”
- Keerthana Venkatesh 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
- Marcus K. Fernandez 🇬🇧 · $15
- David C. McCoy 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
- Arthur Nicolas Dupuy 🇫🇷 · $50
- Nadav Daniel Friedman 🇮🇱 · $100
- Gabriella De Santis 🇮🇹 · $50
- Basma Rasha Qureshi 🇲🇦 · $5
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $78.50
“Blessings. Only $79 but hope it helps. - Madina”
- Busisiwe Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $10
- Omer Zeeshan Cheema 🇵🇰 · $62
- Nuria W. Treviño 🇲🇽 · $9.50
- Duha Dina Tannous 🇸🇦 · $100
- Defne Emine Arslan 🇹🇷 · $10
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Hope things get better soon. Great idea, hope you get there!
So sorry you're going through this, Kathleen. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Best of luck, Kathleen. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier!
Praying for you, Kathleen. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out