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Plant 803 native trees around the Lotus canal in Makati
Volunteers are restoring the Lotus canal in Makati; $400 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
🇵🇭 Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines768 views
The Lotus canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 71 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 112 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $400 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $150
• Tools and protective gear: $100
• Waste removal and skip hire: $85
• Signage and educational materials: $65
Glad we found this place.
- Fernando
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Thinking of you and your family, Fernando. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update.
Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Cebu City.
Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
Stay strong, Fernando. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Jakarta Selatan.
Sending strength, Fernando. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings
best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings.