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Clean streams for Ankara: restoring Union Beach
Volunteers are restoring Union Beach in Ankara; $250 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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Union Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 104 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 51 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $250 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $85
• Signage and educational materials: $35
• Tools and protective gear: $130
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Esra
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“Best of luck. From Wellington with love. - Wellington”
- Julieta P. Morales 🇲🇽 · $75
“Sending love. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Ciudad de México”
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2.5(2 reviews)Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
- Exceptional service
I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.
- Would recommend to anyone
This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Ankara
Thank you. If you're in Ankara I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
Take care, Esra. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Ankara.
sending love, Esra. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Sending love, Esra. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did
Hope things get better soon, Esra. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care