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A sensory garden for children with autism: a volunteer-led effort in Sukkur

A community-led a sensory garden for children with autism at the Lotus community hall that will serve 312 neighbors.

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Shaista Farah Chaudhry
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Sukkur
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Lotus community hall, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $55, and the remaining cost is $450. It will serve about 312 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. 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. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $450 goes: • Materials: $330 • Permits and inspections: $45 • Safety equipment and signage: $20 • Tools hire and delivery: $55 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Shaista
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Shaista

  1. Thank you all. We're at 13% now ($60). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Small update. $85 so far, I made the first payment toward materials.

  3. We're at 69% thanks to 8 of you. I made the first payment toward materials. More news soon.

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  • Yvonne Elizabeth Bonsu 🇬🇭 · $100

    “Sending love. I'm in Accra, thinking of you. - Accra”

  • Maria Sofia Sokolov 🇺🇦 · $86

    “You got this - Lviv”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Veronika Valentyna Bogdanov 🇷🇺 · $50

    “Hope the November deadline works out. - Kazan”

  • Kwasi Opoku 🇬🇭 · $25
  • Samuel Fábio Brito 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Pieter K. Sithole 🇿🇦 · $25
  • Humaira Zainab Tarar 🇵🇰 · $25

    “Thought of Shaista all day after reading this. - Lahore”

  • Brian F. Carrillo 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Blessings. Thought of Shaista all day after reading this.”

  • Janani K. Kurup 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Pune”

  • Douglas M. Holloway 🇺🇸 · $25
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  • Fatima Leila Benali

    Thinking of you, Shaista. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Udaipur.

    $481 raised of $450

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