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Volunteers in San Francisco are raising $1,950 for a free library and reading room at Union Primary School.

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Carlos Treviño
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San Francisco
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Union Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $1,950. It will serve about 352 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 $1,950 goes: • Materials: $1,250 • Safety equipment and signage: $260 • Permits and inspections: $440 Glad we found this place. - Carlos

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  • Radha R. Dhillon 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Saw your post and had to give. - Nagpur”

  • Eko Kurniawan Sutanto 🇮🇩 · $20

    “Be well. - Ubud”

  • Büşra Defne Karakaya 🇹🇷 · $10
  • Prasert Yodchai Eiamsa-ard 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Jana Hannah Maier 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Jakkrit Rattanakorn 🇹🇭 · $26

    “Only $26 but hope it helps.”

  • Nakato Atieno Juma 🇺🇬 · $10
  • Derek Miranda 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Carlos all day after reading this. - Bellevue”

  • Nora Butler 🇺🇸 · $69
  • Kemi Damilola Coker 🇳🇬 · $89
  • Hannah Henderson 🇺🇸 · $50

    “You got this. From Fort Worth with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $10

    “Shared with friends too. - Hamilton”

  • Daniel R. Stone 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Anaïs Elise Pierre 🇲🇦 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Mohammedia”

  • Việt Long Vuong 🇻🇳 · $25

    “Blessings - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Rashidi Brian Kato 🇹🇿 · $5
  • Arthur Caio Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Songül Nihal Taş 🇹🇷 · $100
  • Valentina Raquel Azevedo 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $78

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  • Hope it all works out, Carlos. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

    • Hope it all works out, Carlos. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Berlin but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

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

        • Carlos TreviñoOwnerAnswer

          Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. materials comes first ($1,250) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Good question.

      • Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless

        • any chance of seeing the permit?

          • Carlos TreviñoOwnerAnswer

            I do, the permit is with the HelpBLESS team. Happy to answer anything else about it. Thanks, that means a lot.

        • Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings

          • Thinking of you and your family, Carlos. More neighborhoods should do this. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

            • Rooting for you, Carlos. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Asaba.

              • Layla Rahma FaroukPhoto verified

                rooting for you, Carlos. More neighborhoods should do this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from London.

                • rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

                  • hope things get better soon, Carlos. It takes guts to ask. Well done

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