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Plant 1,600 native trees around the Unity riverbank in Birmingham

Volunteers are restoring the Unity riverbank in Birmingham; $2,200 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom2,524 views
Kimberly R. Ramirez
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Birmingham
The Unity riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 103 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 196 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $2,200 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $830 • Tools and protective gear: $650 • Waste removal and skip hire: $530 • Signage and educational materials: $190 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Kimberly

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  • Pranav M. Thakur🇺🇸Verified helper
    Great help in a difficult time

    I was struggling and didn't know where to turn. This person stepped in without hesitation and provided exactly what I needed. Their compassion and expertise made all the difference in my life.

  • Karim Tanvir Das🇮🇳Verified helper
    Genuine person with a big heart

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

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    Would recommend to anyone

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    Genuine person with a big heart

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    Honest and trustworthy

    The difference this person made in my life cannot be overstated. They were patient, kind, and persistent in helping me find solutions. Truly exceptional.

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  • Take care. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Campinas!

    • rooting for you. Great idea, hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

      • Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

        • Hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Madurai.

          • Wishing you the best. Shared this with my family. After 7 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Mobile

            • Take care, Kimberly. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Lagos.

              • Thinking of you and your family, Kimberly. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.

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