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Restoring Acacia Beach: a volunteer-led project in Lucknow

A neighborhood-led restoration of Acacia Beach needs $400 for saplings and equipment.

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Acacia Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 47 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 91 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $210 • Tools and protective gear: $45 • Waste removal and skip hire: $100 • Signage and educational materials: $45 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.

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Quick update: $342 raised so far (86%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
We're at 28% thanks to 4 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

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