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Volunteers in Los Angeles are raising $4,850 for a covered market stall space at the Freedom vacant lot.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States2,742 views
Gianna Contreras
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Los Angeles
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a covered market stall space. This year a group of 25 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Freedom vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $4,850. It will serve about 498 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in September 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 $4,850 goes: • Materials: $3,900 • Permits and inspections: $410 • Safety equipment and signage: $260 • Tools hire and delivery: $280 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Gianna

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  • Esperanza A. Castro 🇨🇴 · $250

    “Good luck. Saw your post and had to give. - Palmira”

  • Alka H. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Wellington Wagner Vasconcelos 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Sebastian Howell 🇦🇺 · $30

    “Hang in there. Thought of Gianna all day after reading this. - Melbourne”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $20

    “Only $20 but hope it helps. - Brandon”

  • Ye-eun Ko 🇰🇷 · $18
  • Yuma Ryota Yokoyama 🇯🇵 · $67.50
  • Amélie Margaux Chevalier 🇫🇷 · $10

    “You got this. My cousin told me about this one. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Stanislav Sergei Boyko 🇺🇦 · $20

    “Hope it all works out. Been where you're, it gets better. - Odesa”

  • Dennis Kimani Mushi 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Amber Wood 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Bunga Siregar 🇮🇩 · $44
  • Sameer L. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $66.50

    “Stay strong. Hope the September deadline works out. - Rohini”

  • Karim Nabil Trabelsi 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Hope it all works out - Eugene”

  • Yi Min Hu 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Samuel A. Gonzales 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Best of luck. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Davao City”

  • Kylie James 🇺🇸 · $15

    “Stay strong - Lexington”

  • Eugene G. Owens 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $10

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    Practical and effective help

    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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  • Thinking of you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Los Angeles

    • Take care. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Nashik but we're thinking of you.

      • Thinking of you, Gianna. Hope this works out for you.

        • Take care, Gianna. Hope this works out for you.

          • Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Khulna.

            • Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours

              • Rooting for you, Gianna. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best

                • Thinking of you, Gianna. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

                  • Thanks for sharing this, Gianna. This could happen to any of us.

                    • You're not alone, Gianna. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

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