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Clean water and shade for Lille: restoring the Union wetland

Help us clean and replant the Union wetland before the July planting window closes.

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Rami Naguib
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Lille
The Union wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 70 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 52 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 $2,300 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,450 • Tools and protective gear: $410 • Waste removal and skip hire: $240 • Signage and educational materials: $200 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.

Updates from Rami

  1. Quick update: $731 raised so far (32%). the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 23% funded and the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Quick update: $369 raised so far (16%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Any update on how things are going in Lille?

    • This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Surabaya so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Allentown.

      • Will you pay the nursery directly?

        • Henry ElliottPhoto verified

          Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless

          • is there any paperwork, like the council agreement, that backs this up?

            • Rami NaguibOwnerAnswer

              I do, the council agreement is with the HelpBLESS team. Happy to answer anything else about it. Fair thing to want to know.

          • Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Dwarka

            • I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Mumbai!

              • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together

                • Rooting for you. More neighborhoods should do this. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care

                  • Sending love. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Sent it to 37 people at work. Take care

                    • wishing you the best, Rami. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted. Take care

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