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A youth football pitch: a volunteer-led effort in Leicester
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a youth football pitch - we need $2,950 for materials.
🇬🇧 Leicester, England, United Kingdom2,626 views
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 9 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Maple bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $2,950.
It will serve about 292 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in May 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 $2,950 goes:
• Tools hire and delivery: $430
• Materials: $2,400
• Permits and inspections: $120
Thanks for being kind about this.
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- Adalynn Bryant 🇺🇸 · $500
“Stay strong. Hope the May deadline works out. - Houston”
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“Thought of Howard all day after reading this. - Valencia”
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“Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Cambridge”
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“Sending love. Thought of Howard all day after reading this. - Alcalá de Henares”
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“Sending love. Please keep us posted. - Braunschweig”
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“Praying for you. Hope the May deadline works out. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
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sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings
good luck, Howard. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.
Keep going, Howard. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Pattaya
Praying for you, Howard. More neighborhoods should do this. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from London.
thinking of you, Howard. This could happen to any of us. God bless
Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Leicester.