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

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a repair café workshop - we need $1,700 for materials.

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Risa Noriko Yamamoto
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Tokyo
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 15 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Harmony vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $630, and the remaining cost is $1,700. It will serve about 94 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in May 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 $1,700 goes: • Materials: $1,200 • Tools hire and delivery: $210 • Safety equipment and signage: $290 With deep gratitude, Risa
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  • Nikolai Vladimir Nikitin

    Thinking of you, Risa. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours.

    • Maxim IlyinQuestion

      is there anything that isn't money that would help Risa?

      • Rohan L. Bhardwaj

        take care, Risa. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

        • Chloé BrunQuestion

          is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Risa.

          • Risa Noriko YamamotoOwnerAnswerID verifiedVerified organizationPhoto verified

            It's all in the list in the story. materials is the big one at $1,200, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Fair thing to want to know.

        • Elias Olson

          Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Coimbatore this morning. Love from Coimbatore.

          • Benjamin D. Estrada

            Take care, Risa. Your post was clear and honest

            • Rowan J. Collins

              Rooting for you, Risa. I hope things turn around soon. I hope May is when things finally get easier. All the best

              • Eliana F. Davis

                you're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Burnaby this morning. Thinking of Tokyo.

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