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A youth football pitch for the old Union bus depot: help our neighbors in Padua

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a youth football pitch - we need $1,650 for materials.

🇮🇹 Padua, Veneto, Italy1,290 views
Roberta Villa
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Padua
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 22 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, 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 $1,650. It will serve about 248 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. 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. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $1,650 goes: • Materials: $1,100 • Permits and inspections: $125 • Safety equipment and signage: $260 • Tools hire and delivery: $165 With deep gratitude, Roberta
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Updates from Roberta

  1. Thank you all. We're at 36% now ($601). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. We're at 24% thanks to 9 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

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  • Liliana B. OrtizPhoto verified

    Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Greetings from Toronto.

    • Anjali B. Randhawa

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

      • Sanne Emma Van den BroekQuestionID verifiedPhoto verified

        Is there anything that isn't money that would help Roberta?

        • Roberta VillaOwnerAnswerID verifiedPhoto verified

          Thank you. If you're in Padua I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.

      • Vandana P. Dubey

        Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Padua

        • Puja Priya Jahan

          Sending strength, Roberta. Your post was clear and honest. Take care

          • Rachel Stanton

            Shared this with my family. Don't give up.

            • Okello Kariuki Njoroge

              Thanks for sharing this, Roberta. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Blessings

              • Dina Aisha Badawi

                Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.

                • Carol Lambert

                  Best of luck, Roberta. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Thủ Đức so I could bring a meal. God bless.

                  • Liliana G. Valdez

                    wishing you the best, Roberta. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

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