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A youth football pitch: a volunteer-led effort in Hamilton
A community-led a youth football pitch at the old Union bus depot that will serve 599 neighbors.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 15 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Union bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $1,950.
It will serve about 599 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. 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.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $1,950 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $140
• Safety equipment and signage: $290
• Materials: $1,520
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Payal.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. permits and inspections comes first ($140) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Appreciate you taking the time.
Thanks for sharing this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Hamilton
Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Toulouse so I could bring a meal. God bless.
Take care, Payal. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Hamilton
hang in there, Payal. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too