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Let's build a community garden together in Tema

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a community garden - we need $450 for materials.

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Theophilus Kwesi Addo
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Tema
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 9 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Jacaranda Park, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $450. It will serve about 466 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. We'll hold a build day in October 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. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $450 goes: • Materials: $330 • Safety equipment and signage: $35 • Tools hire and delivery: $85 Thank you for reading my story. - Theophilus
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Theophilus

  1. Thank you all. We're at 52% now ($233). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Quick update: $108 raised so far (24%). I made the first payment toward materials. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

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  • Simone Boyer 🇫🇷 · $66
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Violet T. Moreno 🇬🇧 · $30

    “Praying for you. Thought of Theophilus all day after reading this. - Cardiff”

  • Isaiah M. Taylor 🇬🇧 · $30

    “You got this. Gave what I could this week. - Leicester”

  • Duha Farah Ibrahim 🇪🇬 · $30
  • Lydia F. Joyner 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Vasiliki Dimitra Zafeiriou 🇬🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Leonardo T. Wheeler 🇨🇦 · $12
  • Brielle F. Chapman 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Theophilus all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Okello Brian Otieno 🇹🇿 · $10
  • Alexa G. Pierce 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $5

    “Hope things get better. Hope the October deadline works out. - Bangkok”

  • Wellington Jorge Fernandes 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Hanna Saba Mulugeta 🇪🇹 · $5

    “Wish I could do more. My cousin told me about this one. - Jimma”

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  • Bilal Junaid HussainQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Theophilus.

    • Theophilus Kwesi AddoOwnerAnswer

      Sure. The biggest one is materials, $330. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Fair thing to want to know.

  • Evi Iris Hendriks

    Wishing you peace, Theophilus. Shared it with a few friends.

    • Nicolas Morin

      Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Kampala

      • Mehwish Iqra Pasha

        You're not alone, Theophilus. 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. All the best.

        • Parvathi F. Murthy

          Sending good thoughts. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Nagpur.

          • Lestari Fani WardanaQuestion

            Is there anything that isn't money that would help Theophilus?

            • Theophilus Kwesi AddoOwnerAnswer

              Thank you. If you're in Tema I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.

          • Isabel L. Morales

            Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Quezon City but we're thinking of you.

            • Ganesh L. Warrier

              Thinking of you and your family, Theophilus. Hope you get there. Take care.

              • Susana M. Rojas

                Hope it all works out, Theophilus. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

                • Beatriz Natalia Martínez

                  It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Tema.

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