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

Volunteers in Pittsburgh are raising $2,600 for a youth football pitch at Unity Primary School.

🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1,542 views
Kai Powell
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Pittsburgh
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 27 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Unity Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $2,600. It will serve about 562 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in August 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 $2,600 goes: • Permits and inspections: $195 • Materials: $2,300 • Safety equipment and signage: $105 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Kai

  1. Update from Pittsburgh: the plan for materials is now scheduled. We're at 22% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 12% now ($312). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward permits and inspections.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($217). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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    “Keep your head up! - Hawassa”

  • Ziad Karim Tannous 🇸🇦 · $25
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  • Zuzanna Nowak 🇵🇱 · $25
  • Rajeshwari N. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Matthias Niklas Schuster 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Chidi Tayo Uzor 🇳🇬 · $15
  • Ziad Kamal Radwan 🇩🇪 · $50

    “Every little bit. - Hamburg”

  • Sinan Kerem Koç 🇹🇷 · $5
  • Eugene K. Schneider 🇺🇸 · $50

    “From my family to yours. Hope the August deadline works out. - Yonkers”

  • Lucie Léa Roy 🇫🇷 · $10

    “Sending love! - Toulouse”

  • Parvin Rina Mia 🇧🇩 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the August deadline works out. - Cox's Bazar”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Get well soon. Please keep us posted. - Riverside”

  • Camila Elaine Oliveira 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Hope the August deadline works out. - São Paulo”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $25
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    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Campinas”

  • Agnes Malin Mattsson 🇸🇪 · $50

    “Hope things get better. I'm in Stockholm, thinking of you. - Stockholm”

  • Clément Serge Jean 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Nao Noriko Fujii 🇯🇵 · $20

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  • Amber Fields

    thinking of you and your family, Kai. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.

    • Babatunde Bello Quadri

      Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.

      • Wellington Fábio Ribeiro

        Rooting for you, Kai. Hope this works out for you. I hope August is when things finally get easier.

        • Omondi MussaPhoto verified

          a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Pennsylvania. I'll ask around and let you know.

          • Nomsa NelID verifiedPhoto verified

            Keep going. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Pittsburgh

            $837 raised of $2,600

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