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Plant 2,700 native trees around the Pioneer canal in Uppsala

Volunteers are restoring the Pioneer canal in Uppsala; $2,550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Anna Lena Gunnarsson
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Uppsala
The Pioneer canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 57 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 115 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 $2,550 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,450 • Tools and protective gear: $220 • Waste removal and skip hire: $620 • Signage and educational materials: $260 I hope life is good to you. - Anna

Updates from Anna

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,176 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Dedi Teguh Winata 🇮🇩 · $5

    “Happy to help. Hope the April deadline works out. - Makassar”

  • Elias E. Holland 🇨🇦 · $20
  • Stepan Yevhen Oliynyk 🇺🇦 · $10
  • Do-yoon Sun-woo Jang 🇰🇷 · $100

    “Be well. My brother told me about this one. - Seoul”

  • Álvaro P. González 🇦🇷 · $30

    “From my family to yours. Hope the April deadline works out. - Buenos Aires”

  • Yoga Muhammad Wibowo 🇮🇩 · $52

    “Blessings. Thought of Anna all day after reading this. - Bandung”

  • Gerald Arnold 🇺🇸 · $71
  • Zakaria Mahmoud Rashid 🇨🇦 · $68

    “Hope the April deadline works out. - Kelowna”

  • Jae-hyun Jung-ho Kwak 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Manuel E. Cordero 🇨🇴 · $20
  • Kayode Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Brian N. Miller 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Renato Leonardo Santos 🇧🇷 · $200

    “Hope it all works out. Saw your post and had to give. - Ribeirão Preto”

  • Charlotte T. Barrett 🇬🇧 · $75
  • Kwame Kojo Acheampong 🇬🇭 · $20

    “Hope this helps. Hope the April deadline works out. - Madina”

  • Jerome W. Uy 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Patricia H. Núñez 🇲🇽 · $20
  • Việt Anh Pham 🇻🇳 · $50
  • Alice Padilla 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Ziad Hadi Zidan 🇪🇬 · $10

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    Trustworthy helper

    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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  • Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Kansas City.

    • Hope things get better soon, Anna. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings

      • Endale Henok LegessePhoto verified

        Hang in there, Anna. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Uppsala.

        • Sending strength, Anna. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Dhaka but we're thinking of you. All the best.

          • Zubair Asad KazmiAddress verified

            stay strong, Anna. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Austin donated after I showed her your page

            • praying for you, Anna. Hope this works out for you. God bless.

              • Neelam T. JainPhoto verified

                Sending love, Anna. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Leicester.

                • Wishing you the best, Anna. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

                  • Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 23 people at work. All the best.

                    • hang in there. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Milan donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.

                      • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Uppsala.

                        • Rooting for you, Anna. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't give up.

                          • Hope things get better soon, Anna. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Uppsala

                            • So sorry you're going through this, Anna. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

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