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Plant 3,100 native trees around Maple Beach in Istanbul
A neighborhood-led restoration of Maple Beach needs $650 for saplings and equipment.
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Maple Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 61 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 92 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 $650 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $360
• Waste removal and skip hire: $230
• Signage and educational materials: $60
I hope life is good to you.
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wishing you peace, Kerem. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
wishing you peace. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted. God bless
Hope things get better soon, Kerem. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best
how is Kerem doing now?
Sending good thoughts. More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best
Hope it all works out, Kerem. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Leeds so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Shared it with a few friends. After 12 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.
praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Dhaka
Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Istanbul.