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Let's build a solar-powered water pump together in Los Angeles

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a solar-powered water pump - we need $2,350 for materials.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States988 views
Naomi Gonzalez
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Los Angeles
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 26 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Sycamore health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $2,350. It will serve about 118 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in July 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 $2,350 goes: • Materials: $1,550 • Permits and inspections: $130 • Safety equipment and signage: $440 • Tools hire and delivery: $230 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Naomi
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Naomi

  1. Update from Los Angeles: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 21% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 19% thanks to 7 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  3. Update from Los Angeles: I made the first payment toward permits and inspections. We're at 15% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Ouma Samuel Kessy

    Rooting for you, Naomi. Hope you get there. Thinking of Los Angeles.

    • Anthony R. Patterson

      Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in San Diego this morning. Take care

      • Julián D. Rangel

        Sending good thoughts, Naomi. Hope you get there. Greetings from Mangaluru.

        • Hauwa Titilayo NwosuID verified

          Thinking of you and your family, Naomi. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

          • Gerald Luna

            Sending good thoughts, Naomi. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

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