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A solar-powered water pump for Freedom Park: help our neighbors in Bloemfontein
Volunteers in Bloemfontein are raising $950 for a solar-powered water pump at Freedom Park.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Freedom Park, but no funding.
We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $950.
It will serve about 298 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in December 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 $950 goes:
• Materials: $700
• Permits and inspections: $75
• Safety equipment and signage: $90
• Tools hire and delivery: $85
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Charlene
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Hope things get better soon, Charlene. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Ahmedabad.
Hope things get better soon, Charlene. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.
Praying for you, Charlene. Hope this works out for you. God bless.
Praying for you, Charlene. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.
Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
rooting for you, Charlene. More neighborhoods should do this.