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Plant 1,100 native trees around the Cedar hillside in Coyoacán
Volunteers are restoring the Cedar hillside in Coyoacán; $900 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Cedar hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 50 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 177 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, including native species selected by a local botanist.
The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade.
All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $900 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $490
• Tools and protective gear: $180
• Waste removal and skip hire: $165
• Signage and educational materials: $65
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Gerardo
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thinking of you and your family, Gerardo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
More neighborhoods should do this. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Kharkiv!
Rooting for you, Gerardo. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best.
You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Coyoacán.
Wishing you peace, Gerardo. I hope things turn around soon.
Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning. All the best
Take care, Gerardo. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Pelotas
So sorry you're going through this, Gerardo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care!
Good luck, Gerardo. Shared this with my family.
Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Spokane but we're thinking of you. Love from Spokane.
Sending love, Gerardo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings
This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Coyoacán
Wishing you peace, Gerardo. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Wishing you peace, Gerardo. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care
Hang in there, Gerardo. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Birmingham so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Coyoacán
hope this works out for you. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless
Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Nairobi
Thinking of you and your family. More neighborhoods should do this. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Stay strong, Gerardo. Your post was clear and honest.
Sending strength. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Pune.
Hang in there, Gerardo. Hope you get there. Love from Newport.
Stay strong, Gerardo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Stellenbosch so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Keep going, Gerardo. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts, Gerardo. I hope things turn around soon
Good luck, Gerardo. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
So sorry you're going through this, Gerardo. More neighborhoods should do this. My husband and I read this together.
Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Jakarta Selatan donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Jakarta Selatan
Praying for you, Gerardo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours
good luck, Gerardo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.