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Liberty Primary School needs a free library and reading room - Fadi's neighborhood project
Volunteers in Palermo are raising $1,950 for a free library and reading room at Liberty Primary School.
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For five years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 21 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Liberty Primary School, but no funding.
We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $620, and the remaining cost is $1,950.
It will serve about 195 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in March 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 $1,950 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $250
• Tools hire and delivery: $360
• Materials: $1,340
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Fadi
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- Alexander T. Sullivan 🇺🇸 · $200
“All the best. Hope you get the rest soon. - Austin”
- Alexander L. Allen 🇺🇸 · $100
“Get well soon. Small amount but sent with love. - San Francisco”
- Jayanthi Sundaram 🇮🇳 · $85
- Frieda Nadine Maier 🇩🇪 · $77.50
“Good luck - Frankfurt”
- Caleb P. Rose 🇺🇸 · $75
“Praying for you - San Jose”
- Hermann Schmitt 🇩🇪 · $75
“God bless! - Hannover”
- Ronaldo Gabriel Paiva 🇧🇷 · $69
- Gabriel L. López 🇲🇽 · $60.50
- Lanre Garba Bankole 🇳🇬 · $50
- Imam Arief Permana 🇮🇩 · $50
- Rowan D. Norwood 🇺🇸 · $50
- Skylar E. Franklin 🇺🇸 · $50
- Liên Hằng Cao 🇻🇳 · $50
“From Hanoi with love. - Hanoi”
- Nur İpek Aydoğan 🇹🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
“Best of luck! - Rio de Janeiro”
- Lyudmila Zoya Petrenko 🇷🇺 · $50
- Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $43
- Janet Naliaka Mwakyusa 🇰🇪 · $43
- Theodore N. George 🇺🇸 · $31
- Alexandra G. Gilbert 🇺🇸 · $30
“Hang in there - Reading”
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Sending love, Fadi. This could happen to any of us. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Fadi
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. permits and inspections is the biggest at $250. Appreciate you taking the time.
Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Melbourne donated after I showed her your page
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Fadi?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about permits and inspections, advice is welcome too. Thanks, that means a lot.
Rooting for you, Fadi. Shared it with a few friends
Take care. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Rawalpindi.
Hang in there, Fadi. Hope you get there. Thinking of Palermo.
Wishing you peace. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Abbottabad donated after I showed her your page.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Ubud!