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A repair café workshop for the Pioneer health centre yard: help our neighbors in Los Angeles
Volunteers in Los Angeles are raising $2,850 for a repair café workshop at the Pioneer health centre yard.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 14 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Pioneer health centre yard, but no funding.
We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $310, and the remaining cost is $2,850.
It will serve about 555 people, including local farmers and market traders. 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.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $2,850 goes:
• Materials: $1,900
• Permits and inspections: $300
• Safety equipment and signage: $185
• Tools hire and delivery: $465
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Patricia
Good news. Because of your gifts ($595 in total) the plan for safety equipment and signage is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Rosa L. Urbina 🇺🇸 · $20
- Christian Barker 🇬🇧 · $25
- Daniela Matilde Parisi 🇮🇹 · $20
- Kelvin Dennis Mahama 🇬🇭 · $40.50
- Jayden E. Wells 🇺🇸 · $5
- Carmen J. Castro 🇺🇸 · $10
- Zahra Layla Nabulsi 🇪🇬 · $10
- Addison W. Dominguez 🇬🇧 · $250
- Hailey D. Fowler 🇺🇸 · $20
- Tejas N. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Horst Kühn 🇩🇪 · $10
- Araceli B. Paredes 🇦🇷 · $50
- Florian Wolfgang Haas 🇩🇪 · $79
“Only $79 but hope it helps. - Augsburg”
- Janet Akello Temba 🇹🇿 · $25
“You got this. Hope the November deadline works out. - Mwanza”
- Salman Fahad Iqbal 🇵🇰 · $75
“Thought of Patricia all day after reading this. - Rawalpindi”
- Rafael Mauricio Mora 🇲🇽 · $10
- Min-ho Sung-min Jung 🇰🇷 · $50
“Hang in there. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Suwon”
- Keerthana N. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $12
“God bless. Hope the November deadline works out. - Noida”
- Solomon Daniel Mensah 🇬🇭 · $10
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Hang in there, Patricia. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.
Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Lexington
Best of luck, Patricia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Thinking of you and your family, Patricia. More neighborhoods should do this. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
keep going, Patricia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.