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Let's build a free library and reading room together in Dehiwala
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a free library and reading room - we need $750 for materials.
🇱🇰 Dehiwala, Western, Sri Lanka477 views
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 23 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Baobab Park, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $750.
It will serve about 459 people, including school children and their families. 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.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $750 goes:
• Materials: $520
• Permits and inspections: $65
• Safety equipment and signage: $70
• Tools hire and delivery: $95
With deep gratitude,
Kasun
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You're not alone, Kasun. Shared it with a few friends
Good luck, Kasun. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Feira de Santana donated after I showed her your page. God bless
How is Kasun doing now?
hope it all works out, Kasun. Great idea, hope you get there
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Kasun!
It's all in the list in the story. materials is the big one at $520, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Fair thing to want to know.
So sorry you're going through this, Kasun. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
So sorry you're going through this, Kasun. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Blessings
Good luck, Kasun. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Salem but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
hope things get better soon, Kasun. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Rooting for you, Kasun. Great idea, hope you get there!
your post was clear and honest. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Hope things get better soon. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Dehiwala
so sorry you're going through this, Kasun. This could happen to any of us.