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A sensory garden for children with autism: a volunteer-led effort in Uberlândia
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a sensory garden for children with autism - we need $1,100 for materials.
🇧🇷 Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil814 views
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 25 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Unity vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $1,100.
It will serve about 94 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in June 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 $1,100 goes:
• Materials: $740
• Permits and inspections: $85
• Safety equipment and signage: $135
• Tools hire and delivery: $140
Glad we found this place.
- Marcelo
Updates from Marcelo
We're at 26% thanks to 7 of you. I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. More news soon.
We're at 23% thanks to 5 of you. the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. More news soon.
We're at 21% thanks to 3 of you. the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. More news soon.
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Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Ciudad de México
More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in São Paulo this morning. Blessings.
Stay strong, Marcelo. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
Thinking of you, Marcelo. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Sheffield so I could bring a meal. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Marcelo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Malang so I could bring a meal. Take care.
Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Lansing but we're thinking of you. All the best
Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Wellington.
Sending good thoughts, Marcelo. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Uberlândia.
Take care, Marcelo. More neighborhoods should do this. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care
Take care. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 25 people at work.
So sorry you're going through this, Marcelo. More neighborhoods should do this. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.