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A youth football pitch: a volunteer-led effort in São Paulo
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a youth football pitch - we need $650 for materials.
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For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 12 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Unity bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $650.
It will serve about 227 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in November 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 $650 goes:
• Materials: $460
• Permits and inspections: $40
• Safety equipment and signage: $65
• Tools hire and delivery: $85
With deep gratitude,
Marcos
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Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted. Blessings!
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Jinja.
You're not alone, Marcos. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care
sending strength, Marcos. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We're a small family in Lafayette but we're thinking of you. God bless