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Plant 4,550 native trees around Jacaranda Creek in Winston-Salem

A neighborhood-led restoration of Jacaranda Creek needs $1,550 for saplings and equipment.

🇺🇸 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States836 views
John Paul H. Salvador
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Winston-Salem
Jacaranda Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This October, 78 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 56 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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: $690 • Waste removal and skip hire: $720 • Signage and educational materials: $140 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from John

  1. Quick update: $560 raised so far (36%). I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($243). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Jürgen Jürgen Meyer

    Keep going. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Lagos but we're thinking of you. All the best.

    • Kübra Hülya Doğan

      You're not alone. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Los Angeles so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

      • Sophia C. Hernandez

        Rooting for you, John Paul. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Aurora

        • Cris H. Zamora

          Hang in there. More neighborhoods should do this. My husband and I read this together

          • Susanne Simon

            Good luck, John Paul. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

            • Abril B. ZamoraPhoto verified

              Hang in there, John Paul. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.

              • Mahesh Anil PoudelAddress verified

                Sending strength, John Paul. I hope things turn around soon. Take care

                • Femi Kunle EzePhoto verified

                  Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Winston-Salem

                  $768.50 raised of $1,550

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