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Plant 1,650 native trees around Union Beach in Envigado

A neighborhood-led restoration of Union Beach needs $700 for saplings and equipment.

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Emiliano W. Fernández
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Union Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 98 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 65 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 $700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $410 • Tools and protective gear: $105 • Waste removal and skip hire: $140 • Signage and educational materials: $45 With deep gratitude, Emiliano

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  • is there anything that isn't money that would help Emiliano?

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      take care, Emiliano. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

      • Thinking of you, Emiliano. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.

        • Keep going, Emiliano. Hope you get there. Love from St. Petersburg

          • So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

            • hang in there, Emiliano. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Envigado.

              • how is Emiliano doing now?

                • Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from San Cristóbal de las Casas.

                  • Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Envigado.

                    • you're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Gazipur.

                      • Thinking of you and your family, Emiliano. Shared it with a few friends

                        • thinking of you and your family, Emiliano. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                          • Wishing you peace, Emiliano. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

                            • So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Heliopolis so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Envigado

                              • So sorry you're going through this, Emiliano. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Christchurch but we're thinking of you. Blessings

                                • Wishing you peace, Emiliano. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

                                  • Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Nairobi.

                                    • Rooting for you, Emiliano. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

                                      • Hope things get better soon, Emiliano. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

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