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Acacia Primary School needs a sensory garden for children with autism - Anthony's neighborhood project

A community-led a sensory garden for children with autism at Acacia Primary School that will serve 180 neighbors.

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Anthony Wade
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Manukau
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 15 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Acacia Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $2,150. It will serve about 180 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in March 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 $2,150 goes: • Materials: $1,250 • Permits and inspections: $280 • Safety equipment and signage: $220 • Tools hire and delivery: $400 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Anthony

  1. Update from Manukau: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 13% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($175). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Mercy Nancy Mwangi 🇰🇪 · $100

    “Keep your head up. Saw your post and had to give. - Eldoret”

  • Ankit K. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Hope the March deadline works out. - Mysuru”

  • Shailesh F. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Vasyl Andrei Yakovlev 🇺🇦 · $5
  • Jose H. Palmer 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Russell Knight 🇬🇧 · $13
  • Rahima Runa Siddique 🇧🇩 · $20
  • Brigitte Brigitte Bonnet 🇨🇦 · $50

    “Small amount but sent with love. - Surrey”

  • Johan P. Chetty 🇿🇦 · $10

    “Happy to help - George”

  • Jocelyn W. Hicks 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Every little bit. From Minneapolis with love.”

  • Florence Pauline Da Silva 🇫🇷 · $10

    “God bless. Hope the March deadline works out. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $75

    “Thinking of you. Hope the March deadline works out. - Epe”

  • Víctor D. Campos 🇦🇷 · $50

    “Get well soon. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Buenos Aires”

  • Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $50

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  • Ishita R. Rajput

    Wishing you peace, Anthony. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. After 22 years in hospitality I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Blessings

    • Tharun Reddy

      Hang in there. More neighborhoods should do this. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

      • Kipchoge Githinji Shayo

        Hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Milan but we're thinking of you.

        • Julia Kraus

          Wishing you peace, Anthony. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.

          • Harper A. Jackson

            You're not alone, Anthony. Shared this with my family.

            • Patricia Treviño

              Wishing you the best, Anthony. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

              • Aldo Davide Basile

                praying for you, Anthony. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.

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