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Jacaranda Primary School needs a community fridge - Autumn's neighborhood project

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a community fridge - we need $3,700 for materials.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ San Jose, California, United States4,426 views
Autumn E. Tillman
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San Jose
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 18 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Jacaranda Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $3,700. It will serve about 451 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in April 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 $3,700 goes: โ€ข Permits and inspections: $310 โ€ข Materials: $3,200 โ€ข Safety equipment and signage: $190 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Autumn

Updates from Autumn

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,915 in total) the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $1,033 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Raymond Kwaku Manu ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $10

    โ€œHope the April deadline works out. - Takoradiโ€

  • Mark H. Mthembu ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $50
  • Harold T. Larson ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $5

    โ€œHope the April deadline works out. - Manchesterโ€

  • Priya H. Chopra ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $59

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    โ€œThinking of you. Shared with friends too. - Palmiraโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $20

    โ€œWish I could do more. I'm in Mansoura, thinking of you.โ€

  • Nancy Amani Juma ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $200
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  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $50.50

    โ€œFrom my family to yours! - San Diegoโ€

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  • What's already covered and what's the $3,700 for?

    • Sure. The biggest one is permits and inspections, $310. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. I'll keep the page updated.

  • projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

    • Mousumi Tamanna IslamID verifiedPhoto verified

      Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.

      • Wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Hyderabad.

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