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Clean air and water for Caloocan: restoring the Sycamore riverbank

Help us clean and replant the Sycamore riverbank before the March planting window closes.

🇵🇭 1402, Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines1,002 views
Victor R. Garcia
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Caloocan
The Sycamore riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This November, 74 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 112 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $180 • Tools and protective gear: $75 • Waste removal and skip hire: $125 • Signage and educational materials: $20 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Victor
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Victor

  1. Small update. $105 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. 26% there. the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. Thank you.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($75 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Winston-Salem”

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    “Sending love. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - San Diego”

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  • Dedi Haris LestariQuestion

    How is Victor doing now?

    • Rebecca R. Byrd

      looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Augusta this morning. Take care.

      • Emiliano N. Medina

        Wishing you peace, Victor. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 19 people at work.

        $179.50 raised of $400

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