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A youth football pitch: a volunteer-led effort in Laval

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a youth football pitch - we need $4,150 for materials.

🇨🇦 Laval, Quebec, Canada1,369 views
Caleb Byrd
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Laval
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 12 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Unity health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $4,150. It will serve about 323 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 $4,150 goes: • Materials: $3,200 • Permits and inspections: $320 • Safety equipment and signage: $410 • Tools hire and delivery: $220 Thank you so much. - Caleb
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Caleb

  1. Quick update: $560 raised so far (13%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $540 raised so far (13%). the plan for safety equipment and signage is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Small update. $330 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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    “Hang in there. Hope the December deadline works out. - Adama”

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  • Radu Mihai Sandu

    Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Brescia

    • Razvan Radu Rusu

      you're not alone, Caleb. More neighborhoods should do this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

      • Bagus Rudi Hutapea

        Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

        • Mariana Júlia Campos

          More neighborhoods should do this. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Salem.

          • Iván A. Fernández

            Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope December is when things finally get easier. All the best.

            • Amber F. Barnett

              So sorry you're going through this, Caleb. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless

              • Khalid Ali Mansour

                Hope things get better soon, Caleb. Looking forward to the next update.

                • Sergio W. Herrera

                  projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Laval

                  $1,170 raised of $4,150

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