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Restoring Baobab Beach: a volunteer-led project in Edmonton
A neighborhood-led restoration of Baobab Beach needs $2,300 for saplings and equipment.
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Baobab Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 94 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 170 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 $2,300 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $1,100
• Tools and protective gear: $390
• Waste removal and skip hire: $680
• Signage and educational materials: $130
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Eli
We're at 36% thanks to 25 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
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Shared this with my family. Thinking of Edmonton
Praying for you, Eli. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Dallas.
Best of luck, Eli. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Hope this works out for you. After 11 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
sending good thoughts, Eli. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did
Hope it all works out, Eli. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Edmonton.
Sending strength, Eli. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Best of luck, Eli. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Stay strong, Eli. This could happen to any of us.