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Restoring Freedom Beach: a volunteer-led project in Guarulhos

Help us clean and replant Freedom Beach before the July planting window closes.

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Guarulhos

Freedom Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 31 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 83 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 $250 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $130 • Signage and educational materials: $80 • Tools and protective gear: $40 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Murilo

#environment #tree-planting #cleanup

Updates from Murilo

Good news. Because of your gifts ($35 in total) I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 2% funded and the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled.

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