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Plant 4,450 native trees around Cedar Beach in Erie

Volunteers are restoring Cedar Beach in Erie; $2,150 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 Pennsylvania, United States1,738 views
Sharon Fuller
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Erie
Cedar Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 67 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 157 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 $2,150 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $860 • Tools and protective gear: $610 • Waste removal and skip hire: $510 • Signage and educational materials: $170 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Sharon

  1. 15% there. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  2. Quick update: $270 raised so far (13%). the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 10% now ($210). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage. - Sharon

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Babar Rashid Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Logan E. Ruiz 🇺🇸 · $16
  • Eman Tayyaba Malik 🇵🇰 · $9
  • Palesa R. Naidoo 🇿🇦 · $10
  • Santiago Wood 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Wilfredo A. Tolentino 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Kai Ding 🇨🇦 · $200

    “Hope it all works out. Been where you're, it gets better. - Ottawa”

  • Josefa A. Gutiérrez 🇺🇸 · $10

Reviews

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  • Naufal Reza Nasution🇮🇩Verified donor
    Genuine person with a big heart

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

  • Peter Omondi Simiyu🇰🇪Verified donor
    Quick response, great follow-up

    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.

  • Allison Owens🇺🇸Verified helper
    Went above and beyond

    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

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  • Aria N. GarrettID verified

    Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Erie

    • Hiba Dina Naguib

      Keep going, Sharon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 34 people at work. All the best

      • Cris M. Tomas

        Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Erie!

        • Paloma W. Serrano

          I hope things turn around soon. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.

          • Chitra B. Warrier

            hope it all works out, Sharon. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

            • Mai Matsumoto

              Sending strength, Sharon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

              • Emma Cunningham

                Thinking of you, Sharon. Hope you get there. All the best

                • Heru Heru Putra

                  Rooting for you, Sharon. More neighborhoods should do this. Wish I lived closer to Hồ Chí Minh City so I could bring a meal

                  • Ratul Hridoy Khan

                    wishing you the best, Sharon. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

                    • Kinsley Butler

                      Hope things get better soon, Sharon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Ikeja.

                      • Đào Cao

                        so sorry you're going through this, Sharon. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Ballarat donated after I showed her your page. God bless

                        • Naledi R. MahlanguAddress verified

                          Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Erie.

                          $350 raised of $2,150

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