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Clean water and shade for El Paso: restoring the Cedar riverbank
Help us clean and replant the Cedar riverbank before the November planting window closes.
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The Cedar riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 35 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 61 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 $2,850 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,350
• Tools and protective gear: $640
• Waste removal and skip hire: $690
• Signage and educational materials: $170
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- Fernando
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“Keep your head up. Small amount but sent with love. - Timișoara”
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“Happy to help. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Rajshahi”
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“All the best. Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Fresno”
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“Good luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Dallas”
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“Blessings. Hope the November deadline works out. - Veracruz”
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Praying for you, Fernando. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings.
Stay strong. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Charlotte donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of El Paso.
rooting for you, Fernando. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings
Wishing you peace, Fernando. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Augusta but we're thinking of you.
Thinking of you and your family, Fernando. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of El Paso!