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Let's build a skate park together in Erie

Volunteers in Erie are raising $3,150 for a skate park at the Lotus community hall.

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Gabriela M. Rojas
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Erie
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a skate park. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Lotus community hall, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $3,150. It will serve about 196 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in May 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 $3,150 goes: • Materials: $2,250 • Permits and inspections: $185 • Safety equipment and signage: $420 • Tools hire and delivery: $295 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Gabriela

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  • Luis M. Contreras 🇪🇸 · $500
  • Jadwiga Wojciechowski 🇵🇱 · $250
  • Gabriella C. Radcliffe 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Isabela Renata Batista 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. My colleague told me about this one. - Vitória da Conquista”

  • Umesh B. Walia 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Citra Ayu Hartono 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Myra H. Arora 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Gerald L. Perkins 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Ahmet Kerem Korkmaz 🇹🇷 · $100

    “Thought of Gabriela all day after reading this. - Gaziantep”

  • Haris Farooqi 🇵🇰 · $57
  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $50
  • Novi Intan Hutapea 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Như Như Tong 🇻🇳 · $50
  • Ebuka Chukwuemeka Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Be well. Hope the May deadline works out. - Bonny”

  • Praveen A. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Praying for you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Thane”

  • Marlon H. Francis 🇯🇲 · $50
  • Enzo Carlos Tavares 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Rachel K. Keller 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Sangeetha Babu 🇮🇳 · $50

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  • Rooting for you, Gabriela. More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Fresno but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Fresno.

    • Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. God bless!

      • Hope it all works out, Gabriela. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

        • Sending strength, Gabriela. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Erie.

          • Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope May is when things finally get easier.

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