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Let's build a community fridge together in Parramatta
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a community fridge - we need $2,850 for materials.
🇦🇺 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia1,267 views
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community fridge. This year a group of 8 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Acacia Park, but no funding.
We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $730, and the remaining cost is $2,850.
It will serve about 182 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 $2,850 goes:
• Materials: $1,600
• Permits and inspections: $270
• Safety equipment and signage: $480
• Tools hire and delivery: $500
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Leonardo
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“Rooting for you. Thought of Leonardo all day after reading this. - Saint-Denis”
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Thanks for sharing this, Leonardo. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
best of luck, Leonardo. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Kinondoni.
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care