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Plant 4,050 native trees around the Union canal in Medina

Help us clean and replant the Union canal before the November planting window closes.

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Ghassan Imad Maalouf
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Medina
The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 33 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 176 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $1,500 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $960 • Tools and protective gear: $220 • Waste removal and skip hire: $210 • Signage and educational materials: $110 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

Updates from Ghassan

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 92% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 58% now ($870). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials.

  • Parth F. Apte 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Mackenzie D. Gordon 🇺🇸 · $65
  • Clara Andrea Kraus 🇩🇪 · $25

    “Best of luck. Thought of Ghassan all day after reading this.”

  • Omar Molla 🇧🇩 · $5

    “Keep your head up. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Sylhet”

  • Mehwish Mahnoor Yousafzai 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Alexandre Benoît Chevalier 🇫🇷 · $64
  • Mateo L. Tapia 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Regina Jéssica Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Armando M. Salazar 🇨🇴 · $5
  • Pooja C. Bhatia 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Bảo Phong Duong 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Clodagh E. Collins 🇮🇪 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the November deadline works out. - Dublin”

  • Carter S. Morris 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Marta G. Maldonado 🇲🇽 · $25

    “Best of luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Tlaquepaque”

  • Soledad T. Acosta 🇪🇸 · $73
  • Michelle R. Beck 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Adaeze Bola Idowu 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Marlon R. Richards 🇯🇲 · $5

    “You got this. Hope you get the rest soon. - Half-Way Tree”

  • Rutuja J. Kothari 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Mónica E. Pacheco 🇺🇸 · $25

    “All the best. Thought of Ghassan all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

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  • Stay strong, Ghassan. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care

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