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Freedom Park needs a community fridge - Mercedes's neighborhood project
A community-led a community fridge at Freedom Park that will serve 475 neighbors.
🇨🇴 110924, Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia1,408 views
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Freedom Park, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $400.
It will serve about 475 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in August and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $400 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $50
• Materials: $300
• Tools hire and delivery: $50
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Mercedes
Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($60). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
- Anonymous 🇹🇿 · $180
“Thought of Mercedes all day after reading this. - Kinondoni”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $110
- Frank P. Day 🇺🇸 · $30
- Neha K. Shah 🇮🇳 · $15
- Paul René Pierre 🇫🇷 · $14
- Omar Mizanur Pramanik 🇧🇩 · $10
- Aparecida Raquel Silva 🇧🇷 · $10
- Ella Norris 🇬🇧 · $10
“All the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Dundee”
- Ruby W. Coleman 🇺🇸 · $5
- Oanh Phan 🇻🇳 · $5
- Neslihan Sibel Çakır 🇹🇷 · $5
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Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from London.
Stay strong, Mercedes. I hope things turn around soon. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Utrecht
Take care, Mercedes. This could happen to any of us. Love from Grand Rapids.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Bogra.
thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Thane donated after I showed her your page.
Hope things get better soon, Mercedes. Hope you get there. Love from Embakasi.
Wishing you peace. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless
Stay strong, Mercedes. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Kediri
Thinking of you. Hope you get there. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Bogotá.
hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update.
hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Bogotá.
Hope it all works out, Mercedes. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Bogotá.