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A skate park for Lotus Park: help our neighbors in Allentown
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a skate park - we need $2,400 for materials.
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For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a skate park. This year a group of 28 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Lotus Park, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $2,400.
It will serve about 383 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 $2,400 goes:
• Materials: $2,050
• Safety equipment and signage: $140
• Tools hire and delivery: $210
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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any update on how things are going in Allentown?
rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Hang in there, Emery. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in
Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. Take care.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Emery?
Thank you. If you're in Allentown I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Let me know if you want more detail.
Wishing you peace, Emery. Great idea, hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Emery
Sure. The biggest one is materials, $2,050. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for looking so closely.
Good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Rawalpindi.
Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Allentown.
Hope things get better soon, Emery. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 39 people at work
Sending strength. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Sent it to 16 people at work. Thinking of Allentown.