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A solar-powered water pump: a volunteer-led effort in Santa Fe

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a solar-powered water pump - we need $3,250 for materials.

🇺🇸 87572, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States1,182 views
Noah J. May
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Santa Fe
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 21 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Maple bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $3,250. It will serve about 162 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 $3,250 goes: • Materials: $2,250 • Permits and inspections: $360 • Safety equipment and signage: $360 • Tools hire and delivery: $280 I hope life is good to you. - Noah
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Noah

  1. Update from Santa Fe: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 28% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 25% now ($799). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Quick update: $246 raised so far (8%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Ratna Fitria Pane 🇮🇩 · $200
  • Gül Meltem Yıldırım 🇹🇷 · $200

    “Happy to help. I'm in Ankara, thinking of you. - Ankara”

  • Novelette W. Reid 🇯🇲 · $100
  • Rodrigo Manoel Santana 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Belém”

  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $100

    “Happy to help. My cousin told me about this one. - Bang Khen”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $100

    “Sending love. Small amount but sent with love. - Piraeus”

  • Sachin N. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Good luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Nizamabad”

  • Harsh H. Sawant 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Noah all day after reading this. - Nagpur”

  • Einat Katz 🇮🇱 · $56
  • Rahima Anika Roy 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Ivy Alvarado 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Be well. Gave what I could this week. - Lexington”

  • André Vinícius Dantas 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $29.50

    “Wishing you the best. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Lviv”

  • Hayato Taiga Yokoyama 🇯🇵 · $25
  • Yan Ai Lu 🇨🇦 · $25
  • Titilayo Ife Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Thought of Noah all day after reading this. - Ogbomosho”

  • Maëlle Alice Denis 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Marcos Flávio Soares 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Yogesh G. Chettiar 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $22

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  • Scarlett EdwardsPhoto verified

    Thanks for sharing this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.

    • Lidia Daria Filippov

      Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Hồ Chí Minh City!

      • Noah D. Walker

        Thinking of you, Noah. Hope this works out for you. Take care.

        $1,475.50 raised of $3,250

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