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Let's build a community garden together in Birmingham

Volunteers in Birmingham are raising $3,500 for a community garden at the Lotus vacant lot.

🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom1,753 views
Paisley D. Guzman
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Birmingham
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 18 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Lotus vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $3,500. It will serve about 123 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in November 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 $3,500 goes: • Materials: $2,650 • Permits and inspections: $240 • Safety equipment and signage: $310 • Tools hire and delivery: $300 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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Updates from Paisley

  1. Update from Birmingham: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 55% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,838 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($982 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Nalini C. Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $5
  • Declan P. Norris 🇺🇸 · $51.50
  • Michelle M. Martinez 🇵🇭 · $29
  • Lucky Yakubu Okoro 🇳🇬 · $66

    “Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Asaba”

  • Lincoln S. Jenkins 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Elena B. Aquino 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Ian E. Anderson 🇬🇧 · $75
  • Maverick Carrillo 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Emil Matthias Roth 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Ethan Barre 🇫🇷 · $76
  • Dedi Nugroho 🇮🇩 · $25

    “Rooting for you. I'm in Semarang, thinking of you. - Semarang”

  • Donna E. Burrell 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Renato André Amaral 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Hope you get the rest soon. - Salvador”

  • Andrea E. Carrillo 🇪🇸 · $41
  • Tayo Lanre Falana 🇳🇬 · $61
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $250
  • Payal T. Walia 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Nakato Esther Njoroge 🇰🇪 · $20
  • Tanvir Jahid Akter 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Anisur Emon Hasan 🇧🇩 · $10

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  • Shima Ishrat Mukherjee🇧🇩Verified helper
    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.

  • Manuel G. Navarro🇺🇸Verified helper
    Outstanding person

    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.

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  • Jyoti G. Mittal

    thinking of you and your family, Paisley. Great idea, hope you get there.

    • Pedro E. Flores

      wishing you the best. Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Juiz de Fora

      • Abosede Lilian Lasisi

        It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 33 people at work. All the best.

        • Maliha Mitu Ahmed

          You're not alone, Paisley. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Coimbatore

          • Mukasa Daniel Njoroge

            Hope things get better soon. More neighborhoods should do this. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Nashik.

            • Harper W. Wood

              Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Fresno but we're thinking of you.

              • Natalie N. Gilbert

                Good luck, Paisley. Shared it with a few friends.

                • Deborah R. Simmons

                  hope it all works out, Paisley. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                  • Craig P. Matthews

                    so sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Birmingham

                    • Nitin A. Zaveri

                      hang in there, Paisley. Looking forward to the next update.

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