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Clean air and water for Rockford: restoring the Freedom hillside
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Freedom hillside needs $1,700 for saplings and equipment.
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The Freedom hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 79 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 85 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 $1,700 goes:
• Signage and educational materials: $290
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,200
• Tools and protective gear: $210
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Elias
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Sending good thoughts, Elias. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Dundee so I could bring a meal
Sending love, Elias. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
Stay strong, Elias. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 22 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.
Sending strength, Elias. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Mumbai.
hang in there, Elias. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Nashik.