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Let's build a rainwater harvesting system together in Tacoma
A community-led a rainwater harvesting system at Pioneer Primary School that will serve 584 neighbors.
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For five years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 26 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Pioneer Primary School, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $4,100.
It will serve about 584 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in November 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 $4,100 goes:
• Materials: $3,200
• Permits and inspections: $135
• Safety equipment and signage: $480
• Tools hire and delivery: $285
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Ximena
Updates from Ximena
Update from Tacoma: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Audrey K. Perkins 🇦🇺 · $200
- Grace Lola Kalu 🇳🇬 · $30
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $30
- Ali Nadeem Mughal 🇵🇰 · $50
- Lidia Alyona Polyakov 🇷🇺 · $76
- Claudia C. Muñoz 🇦🇷 · $100
- Rajesh A. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $61.50
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $68
“Praying for you. Only $68 but hope it helps. - Mardan”
- Giovana Carolina Araújo 🇧🇷 · $200
- Bukola Fatima Hassan 🇳🇬 · $50
- Mandla M. Radebe 🇿🇦 · $10
“Good luck. My colleague told me about this one. - Pretoria”
- Lilian Florence Swai 🇰🇪 · $30
- Valentina Viola Ferrara 🇮🇹 · $25
- Reagan L. Coleman 🇬🇧 · $100
- Lindiwe N. Zulu 🇿🇦 · $25
- Atim Caroline Ssemwogerere 🇺🇬 · $250
- Gregory K. Hart 🇺🇸 · $20
- Kendall N. Nguyen 🇺🇸 · $5
- Cristiane Tatiane Moreira 🇧🇷 · $25
- Elijah Clark 🇺🇸 · $10
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Wishing you peace, Ximena. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Tacoma.
Best of luck. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. After 11 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Mukono.
Good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money
Wishing you peace, Ximena. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted. All the best