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A solar-powered water pump: a volunteer-led effort in Wiesbaden
Volunteers in Wiesbaden are raising $2,950 for a solar-powered water pump at the old Union bus depot.
🇩🇪 Hesse, Germany3,302 views
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 18 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Union bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $770, and the remaining cost is $2,950.
It will serve about 536 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. 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 $2,950 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $310
• Materials: $2,300
• Safety equipment and signage: $340
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Stay strong, Günter. It takes guts to ask. Well done
Great idea, hope you get there. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Günter. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.
Sending strength, Günter. Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
you're not alone, Günter. Shared it with a few friends
Hope things get better soon, Günter. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted. Blessings.