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A solar-powered water pump for Jacaranda Park: help our neighbors in Rome

Volunteers in Rome are raising $2,400 for a solar-powered water pump at Jacaranda Park.

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Francesco Piras
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Rome
For three 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 Jacaranda Park, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $2,400. It will serve about 216 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in October 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 $2,400 goes: • Materials: $1,650 • Permits and inspections: $240 • Safety equipment and signage: $140 • Tools hire and delivery: $370 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Francesco
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Updates from Francesco

  1. Thank you all. We're at 57% now ($1,376). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Small update. $757 so far, I made the first payment toward tools hire and delivery.

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  • Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $250

    “Good luck. I'm in Mohammedia, thinking of you. - Mohammedia”

  • Nadia Leila Farouk 🇪🇬 · $250

    “Rooting for you. Hope the October deadline works out. - Cairo”

  • Ronaldo Davi Borges 🇧🇷 · $250

    “Happy to help. Only $250 but hope it helps. - São Paulo”

  • Gauri L. Bhatt 🇮🇳 · $119
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Francesco all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Jameson Gonzales 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Corazon J. De Leon 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Stay strong. I'm in Mandaue, thinking of you. - Mandaue”

  • Gabriele Gabriele Messina 🇮🇹 · $100
  • Surafel Gashaw Belay 🇪🇹 · $100
  • Joaquín M. Nava 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Mahin Dipu Banerjee 🇮🇳 · $57
  • Shruthi T. Somayajula 🇮🇳 · $53
  • Craig R. Byrd 🇦🇺 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. Saw your post and had to give. - Newcastle”

  • Clara M. Clark 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. From Leeds with love.”

  • Vaishali J. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Dilani Wanigasekara 🇱🇰 · $50

    “Praying for you. My colleague told me about this one. - Colombo”

  • Pietro Leonardo Bernardi 🇮🇹 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Milan”

  • Marlene Helene Graf 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Muthoni Mwanaisha Temba 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Aaron J. Tate 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Thought of Francesco all day after reading this. - Leeds”

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  • Duha Nour SalehQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Francesco!

    • Vasyl Denis Shevchuk

      Best of luck. Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Sandton.

      • Liam A. AyalaID verified

        Wishing you peace. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless!

        • Aishwarya W. Ramachandran

          stay strong, Francesco. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Rome

          • Mwanaisha Naliaka Kato

            Praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Embakasi!

            • Teresa Gallo

              Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.

              $2,505.50 raised of $2,400

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