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Let's build a sensory garden for children with autism together in Cologne

A community-led a sensory garden for children with autism at Liberty Primary School that will serve 330 neighbors.

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Patrick Hartmann
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Cologne
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 15 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Liberty Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $3,550. It will serve about 330 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in August 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 $3,550 goes: • Materials: $2,500 • Permits and inspections: $195 • Safety equipment and signage: $340 • Tools hire and delivery: $515 Every share and every dollar helps. - Patrick

Updates from Patrick

  1. We're at 65% thanks to 46 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 37% funded and I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts.

  3. 19% there. I made the first payment toward safety equipment and signage. Thank you.

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Patrick all day after reading this.”

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    “You got this - Pune”

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    “Hope it all works out. From Lahore with love.”

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    “Thought of Patrick all day after reading this.”

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  • Fitri Intan Salim 🇮🇩 · $60
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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Patrick.

    • Patrick HartmannOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      The list at the bottom is the whole picture. materials is the biggest at $2,500. Thanks for looking so closely.

  • So sorry you're going through this, Patrick. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Love from Rajshahi!

    • Douglas BurkePhoto verified

      Rooting for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.

      • Good luck, Patrick. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.

        • Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Jakarta donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Cologne.

          • Hang in there, Patrick. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Spokane but we're thinking of you.

            • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Patrick?

              • Hang in there, Patrick. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.

                • Shared this with my family. After 13 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Londrina.

                  • thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you

                    • Wishing you the best, Patrick. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best

                      • Wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Lucknow

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