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Volunteers in Montgomery are raising $3,000 for a community garden at the Acacia health centre yard.

🇺🇸 Montgomery, Alabama, United States2,462 views
Lorena C. Fernández
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Montgomery
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 30 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Acacia health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $3,000. It will serve about 291 people, including local farmers and market traders. 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 $3,000 goes: • Materials: $2,650 • Safety equipment and signage: $180 • Tools hire and delivery: $170 If you're reading this, thank you. - Lorena

Updates from Lorena

  1. Update from Montgomery: we've started the first stage. We're at 55% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Small update. $1,140 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($335 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Mariana Raquel Cunha 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Priyanka G. Shetty 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Every little bit. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Mumbai”

  • Jesse Van Beek 🇳🇱 · $5

    “Thought of Lorena all day after reading this. - Haarlem”

  • Harper B. Cortez 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Priya K. Patel 🇮🇳 · $50

    “All the best. Thought of Lorena all day after reading this. - Dwarka”

  • Như Uyên Trinh 🇻🇳 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Ganesh Nair 🇮🇳 · $6.50
  • Mai Liên Dinh 🇻🇳 · $10

    “Hang in there. Hope the November deadline works out. - Cầu Giấy”

  • Soledad M. Franco 🇪🇸 · $10
  • Ilham Oky Siregar 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Fitria Sari Hidayat 🇮🇩 · $5
  • Edgardo S. Domingo 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇮🇱 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $5
  • Myra P. Rajput 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Brian K. Burns 🇮🇪 · $40

    “Every little bit. Thought of Lorena all day after reading this.”

  • Madushan Prasanna Abeysekera 🇱🇰 · $41.50
  • Anil Padam Khadka 🇳🇵 · $25

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  • Rooting for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Montgomery.

    • Colton L. RobertsAddress verified

      it takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Kyiv donated after I showed her your page.

      • You're not alone, Lorena. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

        • sending love, Lorena. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Lahore

          • Kevin Rainer WernerVerified organizationPhoto verified

            Take care. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

            • Hang in there, Lorena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.

              • Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Thinking of Montgomery.

                • Stay strong. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Montgomery

                  • Sending good thoughts, Lorena. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't give up

                    • Stay strong, Lorena. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best!

                      • Perla J. LopezPhoto verified

                        Wishing you peace, Lorena. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

                        • wishing you the best, Lorena. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning

                          • Rooting for you. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless

                            • Keep going, Lorena. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.

                              • Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Mexicali

                                • You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Los Angeles

                                  • Best of luck, Lorena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Montgomery.

                                    • Good luck, Lorena. Hope this works out for you. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Wollongong.

                                      • Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

                                        • Sending good thoughts, Lorena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Ludhiana.

                                          • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Makati

                                            • Ugo RivaPhoto verified

                                              I hope things turn around soon. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings

                                              • hope it all works out, Lorena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

                                                • sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

                                                  • Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Mardan.

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