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Plant 2,850 native trees around the Jacaranda hillside in Rennes
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Jacaranda hillside needs $1,550 for saplings and equipment.
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The Jacaranda hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 39 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 122 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $1,550 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $710
• Tools and protective gear: $360
• Waste removal and skip hire: $360
• Signage and educational materials: $120
Thank you for reading my story.
Updates from Paul
Good news. Because of your gifts ($342 in total) the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Mia A. Gutierrez 🇬🇧 · $10
“Thought of Paul all day after reading this. - Southampton”
- Eliane Juliana Rezende 🇧🇷 · $20
- Lukman Pandu Surya 🇮🇩 · $92
- Gabriel Dragomir 🇷🇴 · $50
- Regina J. López 🇲🇽 · $25
“Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Oaxaca de Juárez”
- Amber E. Langley 🇳🇿 · $48
- Daniel Otávio Barros 🇧🇷 · $15
- Valentina E. Mora 🇪🇸 · $50
- John T. Holland 🇬🇧 · $15
- Caio Maurício Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $5
- Joseph John Musyoka 🇰🇪 · $21
“Keep your head up. Only $21 but hope it helps. - Kasarani”
- Karim Jahid Chatterjee 🇮🇳 · $25
“Good luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Jaipur”
- Henrique Fábio Mendes 🇧🇷 · $10
- Fabrice Antoine Menard 🇫🇷 · $25
- Tejal More 🇮🇳 · $25
- Cora S. Hernandez 🇬🇧 · $20
- Pamela Beck 🇺🇸 · $50
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Paul all day after reading this. - San Francisco”
- Nur İpek Şimşek 🇹🇷 · $15
- Gül Tuğba Bayram 🇹🇷 · $25
- Irene M. Santos 🇺🇸 · $20
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Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Rennes!
Thank you. If you're in Rennes I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. I'll keep the page updated.
You're not alone, Paul. I hope things turn around soon.
rooting for you, Paul. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope November is when things finally get easier
best of luck, Paul. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
Sending good thoughts, Paul. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.
hang in there, Paul. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.