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A repair café workshop: a volunteer-led effort in Alexandria

A community-led a repair café workshop at Acacia Park that will serve 217 neighbors.

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Malak Jamila Sarkis
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Alexandria
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 21 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Acacia Park, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $350. It will serve about 217 people, including school children and their families. 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 $350 goes: • Materials: $200 • Permits and inspections: $30 • Safety equipment and signage: $60 • Tools hire and delivery: $60 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Malak
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Malak

  1. Quick update: $268 raised so far (76%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Alexandria: I made the first payment toward safety equipment and signage. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Puja Taslima Sen 🇧🇩 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Malak all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

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  • Folake Halima FalanaPhoto verified

    Stay strong, Malak. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Jalandhar.

    • Andrea Engel

      Keep going, Malak. Your post was clear and honest.

      • Dennis Karanja Shayo

        Hang in there, Malak. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.

        • Revathi J. Pillai

          Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Bacolod!

          • Adrián F. Espinoza

            Keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted. Blessings

            • Moumita Sathi Parvez

              Hope it all works out, Malak. Great idea, hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Ubud.

              • Denise Garcia

                hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Daegu.

                • Ben Werner Meier

                  Hang in there, Malak. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. All the best.

                  • Volkan Alp ŞimşekID verified

                    Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Luxor.

                    • Xiu Na ChenID verified

                      Thinking of you and your family. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Los Angeles.

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