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Baobab Beach cleanup and restoration: help our volunteer crew

Help us clean and replant Baobab Beach before the September planting window closes.

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Nova Baker
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Brooklyn
Baobab Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 74 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 129 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $3,600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,950 • Tools and protective gear: $520 • Waste removal and skip hire: $910 • Signage and educational materials: $220 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Stay strong. Hope the September deadline works out. - San Diego”

  • Patrícia Fernanda Correia 🇧🇷 · $10
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  • Sari Eka Utomo 🇮🇩 · $100

    “Be well. Hope you get the rest soon. - Jakarta”

  • Manoj J. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Get well soon. Hope the September deadline works out. - Thrissur”

  • Ngozi Ife Okafor 🇳🇬 · $75

    “Happy to help. Gave what I could this week. - Epe”

  • Oanh Hiền Diep 🇻🇳 · $13

    “Wishing you the best. Only $13 but hope it helps. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Pooja J. Luthra 🇮🇳 · $25
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  • Sunita Indira Magar 🇳🇵 · $100
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  • Emily A. Wood 🇨🇦 · $200

    “Good luck. Hope the September deadline works out. - Montréal”

  • Mariana Juliana Coelho 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Samuel Kiprop Omondi 🇰🇪 · $50

    “All the best. My mother told me about this one. - Nairobi”

  • Adam Mathieu Laine 🇫🇷 · $20
  • Cecilia Villanueva 🇵🇭 · $4

    “Every little bit. Only $4 but hope it helps. - Quezon City”

  • Laurent Denis 🇫🇷 · $10

    “All the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Marseille”

  • Nova D. Ward 🇺🇸 · $25

    “All the best. Shared with friends too. - Columbus”

  • Ramón R. Lara 🇺🇸 · $49

    “Every little bit. Only $49 but hope it helps.”

  • Tayo Garba Nnamdi 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • Ramesh E. KumarID verified

    Thinking of you, Nova. This could happen to any of us. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Contagem.

    • So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.

      • Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Asaba.

        • So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Londrina so I could bring a meal.

          • Wishing you the best, Nova. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings

            • thanks for sharing this, Nova. Shared it with a few friends.

              • Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Atlanta but we're thinking of you.

                • it takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Lapu-Lapu donated after I showed her your page.

                  • Sending strength, Nova. Shared this with my family. Love from Bandung.

                    • Hang in there, Nova. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.

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