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Plant 2,200 native trees around the Liberty canal in Syracuse

Volunteers are restoring the Liberty canal in Syracuse; $1,800 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Shawn H. Sims
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Syracuse
The Liberty canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 67 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 104 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $1,800 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $760 • Tools and protective gear: $540 • Waste removal and skip hire: $320 • Signage and educational materials: $180 Every share and every dollar helps.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Shawn

  1. Update from Syracuse: the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Quick update: $125 raised so far (7%). I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Update from Syracuse: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Every little bit. Thought of Shawn all day after reading this. - Södertälje”

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  • Dina Khadija Khalil

    best of luck, Shawn. More neighborhoods should do this. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

    • Rina Sari Suharto

      Thinking of you and your family, Shawn. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care!

      • Chhaya P. Gupta

        you're not alone, Shawn. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best.

        • Udari Vindya Perera

          Wishing you peace. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Syracuse.

          • Andreas Fuchs

            You're not alone, Shawn. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.

            • Tania Nasrin Siddique

              Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Wrocław.

              • Yana Galina Antonov

                Thinking of you, Shawn. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless.

                • Mim Ishrat Ali

                  Hang in there, Shawn. Shared it with a few friends

                  • Cristiane Elaine Pereira

                    Wishing you peace, Shawn. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Sent it to 16 people at work. Greetings from Regina

                    • Lungile F. WilliamsPhoto verified

                      So sorry you're going through this, Shawn. Looking forward to the next update.

                      $293 raised of $1,800

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