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Plant 4,550 native trees around Union Creek in Quezon City

Volunteers are restoring Union Creek in Quezon City; $350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Divina F. Soriano
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Quezon City
Union Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 38 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 45 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 $350 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $165 • Tools and protective gear: $75 • Waste removal and skip hire: $60 • Signage and educational materials: $50 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Divina

Updates from Divina

  1. Update from Quezon City: we've started the first stage. We're at 43% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Quick update: $115 raised so far (33%). I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Wanjiru Ruth Athumani 🇰🇪 · $90

    “Praying for you. Only $90 but hope it helps. - Kasarani”

  • Mónica M. Escobar 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $65

    “Only $65 but hope it helps. - Kano”

  • Hiền Hiền Trieu 🇻🇳 · $56
  • Ashwin C. Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Juliet Nneka Lawal 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Be well. Hope the August deadline works out. - Zaria”

  • Omolara Nneka Uzor 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Tejal B. More 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Divina all day after reading this. - Bengaluru”

  • Fabian Walter 🇩🇪 · $20

    “Keep your head up. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Freiburg”

  • Ingrid Lisa Schreiber 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Alexander J. Carrillo 🇦🇺 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Divina all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “God bless - Cambridge”

  • Bích Hiền Ho 🇻🇳 · $5

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  • Rooting for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.

    • Stay strong, Divina. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Hyderabad so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Gaziantep.

      • hope it all works out, Divina. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together.

        • Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Accra but we're thinking of you. God bless.

          • Praying for you, Divina. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Quezon City

            $431 raised of $350

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