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Let's build a youth football pitch together in Madrid

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a youth football pitch - we need $2,200 for materials.

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Roberto F. Ávila
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Madrid
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 30 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Freedom bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated soil and plants, and the remaining cost is $2,200. It will serve about 568 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. 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. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $2,200 goes: • Materials: $1,550 • Permits and inspections: $135 • Safety equipment and signage: $250 • Tools hire and delivery: $265 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.

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  • Keep going, Roberto. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.

    • Sending strength, Roberto. More neighborhoods should do this.

      • shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Love from Mumbai.

        • Take care, Roberto. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

          • So sorry you're going through this, Roberto. Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Los Angeles this morning. Thinking of Madrid.

            • Take care, Roberto. I hope things turn around soon

              • Good luck, Roberto. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

                • Sending love. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Davao City.

                  • So sorry you're going through this, Roberto. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

                    • Sending love, Roberto. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care.

                      • Sending good thoughts, Roberto. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Malang

                        • Rooting for you, Roberto. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Flint donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.

                          • Sending strength. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Madrid

                            • Hang in there, Roberto. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                              • hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Tlaquepaque

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