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Clean water and shade for Beersheba: restoring the Freedom riverbank

Help us clean and replant the Freedom riverbank before the October planting window closes.

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Sarah Mizrahi
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Beersheba
The Freedom riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 103 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 182 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $1,650 goes: โ€ข Native saplings and stakes: $990 โ€ข Tools and protective gear: $185 โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $240 โ€ข Signage and educational materials: $235 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

Updates from Sarah

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($154 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. We're at 7% thanks to 4 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sarah.

    • Sarah MizrahiOwnerAnswer

      It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $990, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. It helps to be asked.

  • So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update

    • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Sarah?

      • Sarah MizrahiOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Beersheba I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.

    • Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Faisalabad.

      • Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there!

        • Thinking of you and your family. I hope things turn around soon. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Beersheba

          • Thanks for sharing this, Sarah. More neighborhoods should do this. Take care.

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