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A repair café workshop for the Maple community hall: help our neighbors in Bursa

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a repair café workshop - we need $600 for materials.

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Murat Uğur Şimşek
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Bursa
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 9 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple community hall, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $280, and the remaining cost is $600. It will serve about 250 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in April 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 $600 goes: • Materials: $360 • Permits and inspections: $40 • Safety equipment and signage: $95 • Tools hire and delivery: $105 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Murat
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

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    “Happy to help. Thought of Murat all day after reading this. - Narayanganj”

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Murat all day after reading this.”

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    “Happy to help. Thought of Murat all day after reading this. - Thane”

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  • Shazia Aslam 🇵🇰 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Murat all day after reading this.”

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    “Wish I could do more. From Bergamo with love. - Bergamo”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Murat all day after reading this. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

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    “Thought of Murat all day after reading this. - Austin”

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    “Hope things get better. Hope the April deadline works out. - Thane”

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  • Ingrid Lúcia Gonçalves

    wishing you peace, Murat. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings

    • Edoardo Battaglia

      hope things get better soon, Murat. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings.

      • Favour Ngozika PopoolaQuestionPhoto verified

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

        • Murat Uğur ŞimşekOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

          The list at the bottom is the whole picture. materials is the biggest at $360. Thanks, that means a lot.

      • Rubén D. Cabrera

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

        • Gunawan Lukman Kartika

          wishing you peace, Murat. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 39 people at work. Blessings

          • Denise D. Mason

            Hang in there. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care!

            • Michelle C. Manalo

              sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 24 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything

              • Lucas Antônio Moraes

                Take care, Murat. Shared this with my family. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best

                • Gianna J. Powers

                  So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too

                  • Douglas K. Hendricks

                    Great idea, hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Bursa.

                    • Ximena Harrison

                      So sorry you're going through this, Murat. Looking forward to the next update

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