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Plant 2,350 native trees around the Freedom canal in Sheffield

Volunteers are restoring the Freedom canal in Sheffield; $1,850 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Stella Day
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Sheffield
The Freedom canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 62 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 52 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 $1,850 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,000 • Tools and protective gear: $160 • Waste removal and skip hire: $420 • Signage and educational materials: $270 Thanks for being kind about this. - Stella

Updates from Stella

  1. Update from Sheffield: we've started the first stage. We're at 39% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Pavlos Zafeiriou 🇬🇷 · $25
  • Roberto Cláudio Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Crystal F. Castillo 🇨🇦 · $20
  • Decha Jakkrit Ngamsuk 🇹🇭 · $50
  • Wyatt S. Freeman 🇬🇧 · $62
  • Pedro Fernando Moraes 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Faith J. Bennett 🇬🇧 · $43.50

    “Thinking of you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Belfast”

  • Eleanor N. Harris 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $10
  • Verónica W. Luna 🇦🇷 · $10
  • Nafula Mwanaisha Ssemwogerere 🇹🇿 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Dar es Salaam”

  • Vivaan N. Gupta 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Christian J. Hernandez 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Be well. My sister told me about this one. - Taguig”

  • Susana A. Tapia 🇨🇴 · $20
  • Vivian Chidinma Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Mariam Aya Sy 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Wondimu Bereket Kebede 🇪🇹 · $15
  • Uma C. Ramachandran 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $10

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    Made me feel heard

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  • Volkan Deniz Kara🇹🇷Verified helper
    Restored my faith in humanity

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

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    I was nervous about reaching out, but this person made me feel comfortable and supported from the very first interaction. Their help was invaluable.

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  • So sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Jeddah.

    • take care, Stella. Hope this works out for you. God bless.

      • Praying for you. Shared this with my family. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Sheffield.

        • Good luck, Stella. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

          • You're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Sheffield.

            • good luck, Stella. Your post was clear and honest.

              • Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up. Thinking of Sheffield

                • Hope it all works out, Stella. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Islamabad.

                  • Wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings!

                    • Audrey RileyID verified

                      Wishing you the best, Stella. This could happen to any of us

                      • hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Madurai donated after I showed her your page.

                        • Looking forward to the next update. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Sheffield!

                          • Best of luck, Stella. Great idea, hope you get there. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Sheffield

                            • Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Timișoara this morning. All the best.

                              • You're not alone. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Cầu Giấy but we're thinking of you!

                                • sending love, Stella. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless.

                                  • Satria Yusuf RahmanPhoto verified

                                    Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 8 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

                                    • You're not alone, Stella. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

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