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A skate park for the Baobab health centre yard: help our neighbors in San Cristóbal de las Casas

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a skate park - we need $1,000 for materials.

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Carolina G. Lara
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San Cristóbal de las Casas
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a skate park. This year a group of 19 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Baobab health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $1,000. It will serve about 87 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in September 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 $1,000 goes: • Tools hire and delivery: $70 • Materials: $880 • Permits and inspections: $50 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Carolina

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  • Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings!

    • A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Chiapas. I'll ask around and let you know

      • Hope it all works out, Carolina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.

        • Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope September is when things finally get easier

          • Thanks for sharing this, Carolina. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

            • Thanks for sharing this, Carolina. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless.

              • Sending love, Carolina. Hope this works out for you. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best!

                • Sending love. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Coatzacoalcos donated after I showed her your page. Take care

                  • Wishing you peace, Carolina. Hope you get there. All the best

                    • So sorry you're going through this. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out.

                      • Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Faisalabad this morning. Greetings from Faisalabad.

                        • hope things get better soon, Carolina. Shared this with my family

                          • thinking of you and your family, Carolina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Take care

                            • you're not alone, Carolina. Shared this with my family. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Buffalo.

                              • praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Blessings

                                • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of San Cristóbal de las Casas

                                  • Thinking of you, Carolina. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Istanbul.

                                    • Good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best

                                      • wishing you the best, Carolina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                                        • Rooting for you. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Bang Khen

                                          • Good luck, Carolina. Shared this with my family. Thinking of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

                                            • Praying for you, Carolina. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.

                                              • It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

                                                • Sending love, Carolina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

                                                  • So sorry you're going through this, Carolina. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Mumbai donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.

                                                    • sending love, Carolina. Hope this works out for you. After 20 years in accounting I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Love from Fresno

                                                      • hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best

                                                        • Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Oakland but we're thinking of you.

                                                          • Best of luck, Carolina. I hope things turn around soon. After 18 years in construction I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Greetings from Ahmedabad.

                                                            • Sending love, Carolina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.

                                                              • thinking of you, Carolina. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

                                                                • Good luck, Carolina. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Moscow donated after I showed her your page.

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