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Clean streams for Swansea: restoring the Union canal
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Union canal needs $1,800 for saplings and equipment.
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The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 111 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 45 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $1,800 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $850
• Tools and protective gear: $440
• Waste removal and skip hire: $300
• Signage and educational materials: $210
Thank you for reading my story.
- Samuel
Updates from Samuel
Small update. $23 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
Small update. $318 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
We're at 18% thanks to 5 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Murilo André Rocha 🇧🇷 · $73
- Pamela Bell 🇺🇸 · $112
“Hope it all works out. My mother told me about this one. - Houston”
- Makoto Hiroto Kobayashi 🇯🇵 · $36
“Rooting for you. I'm in Kitakyushu, thinking of you. - Kitakyushu”
- Abhishek L. Grewal 🇮🇳 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Nashik”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
- Trung Long Vo 🇻🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $250
- Rachel L. Dominguez 🇺🇸 · $20
“Blessings. Shared with friends too. - Joliet”
- Ayaan G. Jat 🇨🇦 · $13
- Manuel T. Arias 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hope this helps. Been where you're, it gets better. - El Paso”
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Keep going, Samuel. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Düsseldorf.
thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Sent it to 33 people at work. Greetings from Cardiff.
Wishing you the best. Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Lagos
Thinking of you and your family, Samuel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.
best of luck, Samuel. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Multan!
Rooting for you, Samuel. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Samuel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Best of luck, Samuel. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Blessings.
so sorry you're going through this. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours.
You're not alone, Samuel. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 16 people at work.
Hope you get there. After 17 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything!
Hang in there. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.