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Plant 1,800 native trees around the Sycamore canal in Athens

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Sycamore canal needs $1,100 for saplings and equipment.

🇬🇷 Athens, Attica, Greece3,781 views
Athina Tzortzis
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The Sycamore canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 69 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 118 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 $1,100 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $600 • Tools and protective gear: $210 • Waste removal and skip hire: $155 • Signage and educational materials: $135 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.

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  • wishing you peace, Athina. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from São Paulo.

    • Hope things get better soon, Athina. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.

      • How is Athina doing now?

        • hope things get better soon, Athina. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

          • looking forward to the next update. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Medellín

            • Andrew CarrollPhoto verified

              Thinking of you and your family, Athina. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted.

              • Rani H. TiwariPhoto verified

                Sending good thoughts, Athina. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care.

                • Take care, Athina. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless

                  • Isla BridgesPhoto verified

                    Hang in there, Athina. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Vadodara

                    • Good luck, Athina. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings

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