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Let's build a free library and reading room together in Fresno
A community-led a free library and reading room at the Lotus health centre yard that will serve 377 neighbors.
🇺🇸 93703, Fresno, California, United States2,666 views
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 10 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Lotus health centre yard, but no funding.
We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $2,500.
It will serve about 377 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. 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 $2,500 goes:
• Materials: $2,050
• Safety equipment and signage: $130
• Permits and inspections: $320
Thank you so much.
Updates from Arturo
Small update. $1,167 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.
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Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Varanasi donated after I showed her your page
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Arturo
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. materials comes first ($2,050) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Happy to explain more.
Praying for you, Arturo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings
sending love, Arturo. Your post was clear and honest.
sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Kathmandu donated after I showed her your page.
Take care. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Fresno.
rooting for you, Arturo. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.
thinking of you and your family, Arturo. Great idea, hope you get there.
Thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from London.
Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Toronto.
Wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Dhaka.
Hope things get better soon, Arturo. Looking forward to the next update.
wishing you the best, Arturo. Hope you get there. God bless!
Sending good thoughts, Arturo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to New Delhi so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts, Arturo. Looking forward to the next update!
wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.
Wishing you the best, Arturo. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together.
Hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted