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Let's build a community fridge together in Heraklion

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a community fridge - we need $1,900 for materials.

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Zoe Antoniou
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Heraklion
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 19 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Union Park, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $1,900. It will serve about 202 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. 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 $1,900 goes: • Tools hire and delivery: $155 • Materials: $1,600 • Safety equipment and signage: $145 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.

Updates from Zoe

  1. We're at 28% thanks to 20 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $456 raised so far (24%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Small update. $195 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  • Adhiambo Akinyi Okello 🇰🇪 · $200
  • Maverick L. Tillman 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Do-hyun Seung-hyun Son 🇰🇷 · $100
  • Marcos H. Núñez 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Kalyani H. Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $68
  • Hudson L. Leonard 🇺🇸 · $64.50
  • Mason Fitzgerald 🇦🇺 · $50

    “Happy to help. - Gold Coast”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Praying for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Mangaluru”

  • Amir Samir Hussein 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Rebecca K. Hicks 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the August deadline works out. - Nottingham”

  • Zawadi Ruth Mwende 🇹🇿 · $50
  • Maina Njoroge Kessy 🇰🇪 · $42.50
  • Mia L. Brennan 🇨🇦 · $34
  • Pongsak Vichai Yodrak 🇹🇭 · $30

    “Hang in there. Shared with friends too. - Bangkok”

  • Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $30

    “Stay strong. From Colombo with love.”

  • Beatrice Nancy Mollel 🇰🇪 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $30

    “Good luck! - Alcalá de Henares”

  • Abubakar Babatunde Obi 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Greta Barbieri 🇮🇹 · $25

    “This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Padua”

  • Daniela C. Serrano 🇪🇸 · $25

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  • hope things get better soon, Zoe. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings

    • what's already covered and what's the $1,900 for?

      • Zoe AntoniouOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        Sure. The biggest one is tools hire and delivery, $155. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks, that means a lot.

    • So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Love from Cairo.

        • how is Zoe doing now?

          • good luck, Zoe. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Heraklion

            • wishing you peace, Zoe. I hope things turn around soon. Don't give up.

              • Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Heraklion

                • Zoe AntoniouOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

                  Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about tools hire and delivery, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.

              • Rooting for you. 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. Blessings.

                • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Istanbul so I could bring a meal.

                  • you're not alone, Zoe. Hope this works out for you. Take care

                    • Hang in there. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                      • Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Gdańsk.

                        • Sending strength. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Guadalajara so I could bring a meal. Take care

                          • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Heraklion

                            • Hang in there, Zoe. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                              • rooting for you, Zoe. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Fortaleza

                                • Sending good thoughts, Zoe. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.

                                  • Praying for you. Great idea, hope you get there. All the best.

                                    • Sending love, Zoe. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.

                                      • Shared it with a few friends. After 16 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care

                                        • So sorry you're going through this, Zoe. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

                                          • So sorry you're going through this, Zoe. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Gwangju.

                                            • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to 6th of October City so I could bring a meal. Love from Charlotte.

                                              • rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Heraklion.

                                                • So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Heraklion

                                                  • wishing you peace, Zoe. Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

                                                    • You're not alone, Zoe. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 14 years in construction I know how hard it is to ask for anything. God bless.

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

                                                        • Take care. More neighborhoods should do this. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Lagos.

                                                          • Sending love. Shared this with my family. After 30 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything

                                                            • Wishing you the best, Zoe. Hope you get there. All the best.

                                                              • Stay strong. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings

                                                                • Wishing you the best. Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Salem donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.

                                                                  • Hang in there. Hope you get there. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

                                                                    $1,347 raised of $1,900

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