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Clean water and shade for Leeds: restoring the Sycamore hillside

Help us clean and replant the Sycamore hillside before the August planting window closes.

🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom1,266 views
Aurora H. Mack
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Leeds
The Sycamore hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 113 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 60 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 $1,600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,100 • Tools and protective gear: $270 • Signage and educational materials: $230 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

Updates from Aurora

  1. Quick update: $496 raised so far (31%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $50 raised so far (3%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Muhammad Nadeem Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $31.50

    “Only $32 but hope it helps. - Gujranwala”

  • Blessing Chidinma Obi 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Be well. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Ikeja”

  • Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $446
  • Adalynn F. Hopkins 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Harish T. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $25

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  • How is Aurora doing now?

    • Patricia E. MoraPhoto verified

      Sending love, Aurora. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

      • Joshua N. HarveyID verified

        Sending love, Aurora. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Sent it to 34 people at work.

        • reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

          $577.50 raised of $1,600

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