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Let's build a rainwater harvesting system together in Denver

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a rainwater harvesting system - we need $4,250 for materials.

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Emilia W. Gomez
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Denver
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $4,250. It will serve about 554 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. 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 $4,250 goes: • Materials: $3,300 • Permits and inspections: $240 • Safety equipment and signage: $330 • Tools hire and delivery: $380 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Emilia

  1. Small update. $87 so far, I made the first payment toward safety equipment and signage.

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  • Sudha W. Subramanian 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Good luck. Thought of Emilia all day after reading this. - Thiruvananthapuram”

  • Takashi Toru Ogawa 🇯🇵 · $37
  • Folake Chiamaka Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $25

    “You got this. Gave what I could this week. - Ogbomosho”

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  • Óscar A. Acosta

    Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Surat

    • Hellen Mercy Bakari

      thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 32 people at work. God bless.

      • Rohit S. Shinde

        Shared this with my family. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Peshawar.

        • Ananya R. Dwivedi

          Hope it all works out, Emilia. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

          $112 raised of $4,250

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