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Let's build a repair café workshop together in Düsseldorf

A community-led a repair café workshop at the Liberty vacant lot that will serve 246 neighbors.

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Susanne Simon
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Düsseldorf
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 27 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Liberty vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $2,800. It will serve about 246 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in October 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 $2,800 goes: • Safety equipment and signage: $140 • Permits and inspections: $120 • Materials: $2,540 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Susanne
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  1. Small update. $531 so far, I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

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    “This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Khon Kaen”

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    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Susanne all day after reading this.”

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  • Rohit J. GrewalQuestionPhoto verified

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

    • Susanne SimonOwnerAnswer

      It's all in the list in the story. safety equipment and signage is the big one at $140, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Ask me anything else.

  • Gang Jian Ye

    Sending good thoughts, Susanne. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care

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