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A sensory garden for children with autism: a volunteer-led effort in Edinburgh
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a sensory garden for children with autism - we need $650 for materials.
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For five years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 24 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Sycamore Primary School, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $650.
It will serve about 501 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.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $650 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $135
• Safety equipment and signage: $350
• Tools hire and delivery: $165
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Axel
Updates from Axel
Small update. $200 so far, the plan for safety equipment and signage is now scheduled.
Thank you all. We're at 9% now ($60). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.
- Eka Ayu Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $100
- Mauricio B. Aguilar 🇪🇸 · $25
“All the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - San Sebastián”
- Mandla B. Moodley 🇿🇦 · $25
- Jimena M. Díaz 🇺🇸 · $8
- Joyce G. Quincy 🇺🇸 · $20
- Peter Paul Mushi 🇰🇪 · $100
“Keep your head up. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Embakasi”
- Beatriz P. Quiroga 🇺🇸 · $10
“Wish I could do more. My cousin told me about this one. - Dallas”
- Autumn K. Wright 🇬🇧 · $10
- Netsanet Wegayehu Ayele 🇪🇹 · $9
“Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Mekelle”
- Manoel Anderson Andrade 🇧🇷 · $26
- Shaista Laiba Qazi 🇵🇰 · $25
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rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Take care
Sending good thoughts, Axel. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings
Keep going. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Edinburgh.