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Let's build a rainwater harvesting system together in Dresden
A community-led a rainwater harvesting system at the Maple vacant lot that will serve 189 neighbors.
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For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 13 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $1,800.
It will serve about 189 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in April 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 $1,800 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $175
• Materials: $1,250
• Tools hire and delivery: $375
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Marcel
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stay strong. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Spanish Town but we're thinking of you. All the best
Keep going. Great idea, hope you get there. All the best
thinking of you and your family, Marcel. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Dresden
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Entebbe.