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Let's build a community fridge together in Mendoza

A community-led a community fridge at the Lotus health centre yard that will serve 184 neighbors.

🇦🇷 Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina487 views
Fernando R. Hernández
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Mendoza
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 19 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Lotus health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $700. It will serve about 184 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in January 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 $700 goes: • Materials: $440 • Permits and inspections: $105 • Safety equipment and signage: $60 • Tools hire and delivery: $95 I hope life is good to you. - Fernando
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Fernando

  1. We're at 31% thanks to 5 of you. I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $105 raised so far (15%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Muthoni Faith Wafula 🇰🇪 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. From Thika with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $25
  • Omar Ziad Darwish 🇫🇷 · $20
  • Alessandro Valentini 🇮🇹 · $75

    “All the best. Hope the January deadline works out. - Naples”

  • Priyanka H. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $90
  • Priscila Antônia Mendes 🇧🇷 · $23.50

    “You got this. Only $24 but hope it helps. - Ribeirão Preto”

  • Shoaib Zain Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Gerhard J. Govender 🇿🇦 · $30

    “Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Pretoria”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $50

    “Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Cairo”

Reviews

3.7(3 reviews)

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  • Mateo M. Álvarez🇺🇸Verified donor
    Would recommend to anyone

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

  • Mariana Adriana Almeida🇧🇷Verified helper
    Exactly what I needed

    I was struggling and didn't know where to turn. This person stepped in without hesitation and provided exactly what I needed. Their compassion and expertise made all the difference in my life.

  • David Wafula Barasa🇰🇪Verified helper
    Genuine person with a big heart

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

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  • Emiliano CortésID verified

    more neighborhoods should do this. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Limoges.

    • Ana E. Franco

      wishing you the best, Fernando. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Seattle.

      • Danuta Wasilewski

        stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Jacksonville

        • Marcos Leonardo Barbosa

          Shared it with a few friends. After 9 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything!

          • Imam Dedi Lestari

            Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 7 people at work. God bless.

            $358.50 raised of $700

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