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Plant 1,200 native trees around the Liberty canal in Madrid
Volunteers are restoring the Liberty canal in Madrid; $750 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Liberty canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 31 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 121 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $750 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $260
• Signage and educational materials: $55
• Native saplings and stakes: $435
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Iván
Quick update: $96 raised so far (13%). I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Thank you all. We're at 3% now ($26). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
Thank you all. We're at 2% now ($16). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
“You got this. Thought of Iván all day after reading this. - Oakland”
- Raimundo Davi Moura 🇧🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $20
- Kavita G. Oberoi 🇮🇳 · $5
- Odhiambo Bakari Ochieng 🇰🇪 · $5
- Martine Claire Guillot 🇫🇷 · $16
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you're not alone. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless
keep going, Iván. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Madrid.
Wishing you the best, Iván. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Milan!
Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Swansea this morning. All the best.
Hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Dhaka but we're thinking of you
Sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from New Orleans
Praying for you, Iván. Gave what I could, wish it was more
Keep going, Iván. I hope things turn around soon. Take care.
Wishing you peace, Iván. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.