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A sensory garden for children with autism for the Acacia health centre yard: help our neighbors in Hanoi
Volunteers in Hanoi are raising $505 for a sensory garden for children with autism at the Acacia health centre yard.
🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam767 views
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 10 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Acacia health centre yard, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $505.
It will serve about 394 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in July 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 $505 goes:
• Materials: $450
• Tools hire and delivery: $50
• Safety equipment and signage: $5
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Việt
Small update. $168 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.
Quick update: $148 raised so far (29%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Tobias Emil Böhm 🇩🇪 · $25
- Amaka Esther Chukwu 🇳🇬 · $5
- Peyton L. Harrison 🇨🇦 · $6
- Mohit E. Sharma 🇮🇳 · $20
- Yiannis Lazaridis 🇬🇷 · $6
- Rakib Asif Barua 🇧🇩 · $25
- Utami Elsa Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Small amount but sent with love. - Ubud”
- Christian Molina 🇨🇦 · $10
“Hope this helps! - Lethbridge”
- Armando Chávez 🇺🇸 · $47.50
- Rony Dipu Ali 🇮🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
“Praying for you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Brasília”
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Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Hanoi
wishing you the best. More neighborhoods should do this. After 27 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Epe
What exactly is the $505 for?
Materials is $450 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.
Stay strong, Việt. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in San Francisco donated after I showed her your page. All the best.
Any update on how things are going in Hanoi?
You're not alone, Việt. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Granada
It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Hanoi!
You're not alone, Việt. Gave what I could, wish it was more.