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A repair café workshop for the old Unity bus depot: help our neighbors in Riverside

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a repair café workshop - we need $3,050 for materials.

🇺🇸 Riverside, California, United States2,506 views
Doris N. Marshall
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Riverside
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 28 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Unity bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $3,050. It will serve about 265 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 $3,050 goes: • Materials: $2,150 • Permits and inspections: $180 • Safety equipment and signage: $330 • Tools hire and delivery: $390 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Doris
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Doris

  1. Quick update: $1,252 raised so far (41%). I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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    “Rooting for you. My colleague told me about this one. - Makati”

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    “Thought of Doris all day after reading this. - Istanbul”

  • Leul Dereje Worku 🇪🇹 · $20
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  • Tong Wei Cai 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hope it all works out. My sister told me about this one. - Riverside”

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  • Travis L. Gordon 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Caleb A. Evans 🇺🇸 · $38
  • Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $30
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    “Best of luck. Thought of Doris all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

  • Khoa Đức Chau 🇻🇳 · $20

    “Hope this helps. Hope the October deadline works out. - Thủ Đức”

  • Rahma Nour Hamid 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the October deadline works out. - Chandler”

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    Very responsive and caring

    I was nervous about reaching out, but this person made me feel comfortable and supported from the very first interaction. Their help was invaluable.

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  • Maciej Marcin Sikorski

    Hope things get better soon, Doris. I hope things turn around soon. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.

    • Sharon Walsh

      Thanks for sharing this, Doris. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.

      • Metin Karaca

        Wishing you the best, Doris. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Mekelle this morning. Blessings.

        • Runa Sabina Biswas

          best of luck. Hope you get there. God bless

          • Josefina N. Martinez

            so sorry you're going through this, Doris. Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Riverside.

            • Charlene J. Petersen

              You're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Los Angeles.

              • André Gustavo Santos

                Keep going. Great idea, hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update.

                • Viktor Moroz

                  Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Riverside

                  • Maxime Caron

                    it takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Santarém but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Santarém.

                    $3,118.50 raised of $3,050

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