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Let's build a solar-powered water pump together in Austin
Volunteers in Austin are raising $2,850 for a solar-powered water pump at the old Unity bus depot.
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States2,802 views
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 15 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Unity bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $2,850.
It will serve about 283 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.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $2,850 goes:
• Tools hire and delivery: $390
• Materials: $2,350
• Safety equipment and signage: $110
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Jackson
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- Nittaya Kanokwan Yuenyong 🇹🇭 · $500
“All the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - Bangkok”
- Cynthia J. Ford 🇦🇺 · $500
- Sven Magnusson 🇸🇪 · $200
- Aissatou Seck 🇫🇷 · $100
- Gunawan Joko Winata 🇮🇩 · $100
“Only $100 but hope it helps. - Magelang”
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $100
- Daniel Henok Jemal 🇪🇹 · $100
- Aarav C. Bajwa 🇮🇳 · $100
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $75
- Hannah K. Figueroa 🇺🇸 · $75
- Wafa Maryam Fahmy 🇪🇬 · $75
“Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Shubra”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $75
- Lệ Phượng Pham 🇻🇳 · $57.50
- Rose Nyambura Ochieng 🇰🇪 · $50
- Sebastian C. Vaughn 🇺🇸 · $50
- Tae-yang Sung-min Kwak 🇺🇸 · $50
- Pape Cheikh Diallo 🇳🇱 · $50
- Brenda C. Langley 🇬🇧 · $50
- Evans Dennis Nabwire 🇺🇬 · $50
“Be well. Hope the November deadline works out. - Mbarara”
- Oshan Kamal Nanayakkara 🇱🇰 · $42
“Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Kandy”
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Best of luck, Jackson. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't give up. All the best
more neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings!
Sending love, Jackson. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts, Jackson. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Wish I lived closer to Newcastle so I could bring a meal. God bless