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Clean water and shade for Jeddah: restoring Lotus Beach
A neighborhood-led restoration of Lotus Beach needs $1,400 for saplings and equipment.
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Lotus Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 54 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 102 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $1,400 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $880
• Tools and protective gear: $160
• Waste removal and skip hire: $360
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- Dina
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You're not alone, Dina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings!
Take care, Dina. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Nairobi.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Rome.
Thinking of you and your family, Dina. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Keep going. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Jeddah.
Take care. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Love from Latina.
Hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Bangkok so I could bring a meal.
Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Jeddah
sending love, Dina. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Adama so I could bring a meal. All the best.
Hang in there, Dina. Hope this works out for you. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Jeddah
Sending strength, Dina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope November is when things finally get easier
Praying for you, Dina. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. All the best.
Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. After 10 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Quezon City!
Wishing you the best, Dina. Hope you get there. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.
rooting for you, Dina. Shared this with my family. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Sending love, Dina. Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Guadalupe this morning. Thinking of Jeddah.