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Let's build a free library and reading room together in Tallahassee
Volunteers in Tallahassee are raising $3,600 for a free library and reading room at the old Baobab bus depot.
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For three years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Baobab bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $3,600.
It will serve about 356 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 $3,600 goes:
• Safety equipment and signage: $240
• Materials: $3,100
• Permits and inspections: $260
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
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hang in there. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Takoradi but we're thinking of you.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Peng?
Thank you. If you're in Tallahassee I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
So sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Porto Alegre.
You're not alone, Peng. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Magelang this morning. Take care!
Hope it all works out, Peng. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Kraków this morning.
Sending love, Peng. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best
Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.