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Clean air and water for Puebla: restoring Cedar Creek
A neighborhood-led restoration of Cedar Creek needs $750 for saplings and equipment.
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Cedar Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 89 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 195 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $750 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $390
• Waste removal and skip hire: $260
• Tools and protective gear: $100
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Eduardo
Update from Puebla: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 38% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($150 in total) I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Aurélie Mathieu 🇫🇷 · $100
- Hannah Watkins 🇺🇸 · $75
“Blessings. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Columbus”
- Antonio P. Rivera 🇦🇷 · $25
- Mary Grace D. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $25
- Dhruv D. Kelkar 🇮🇳 · $25
- Wasantha Wijesinghe 🇱🇰 · $25
- Namukasa Upendo Massawe 🇺🇬 · $20
- Manoel Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $20
- Công Thắng Kieu 🇻🇳 · $20
- Mariana Fernanda Paiva 🇧🇷 · $17
- Halyna Nadia Polishchuk 🇺🇦 · $10
- Abubakar Lucky Okafor 🇳🇬 · $10
- Angelo S. Salazar 🇵🇭 · $10
“Good luck. Thought of Eduardo all day after reading this. - Manila”
- Inna Daria Frolov 🇷🇺 · $10
“Stay strong. My cousin told me about this one. - Saint Petersburg”
- Trang Mai Tong 🇺🇸 · $5
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You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Eduardo. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up.