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Restoring Freedom Beach: a volunteer-led project in Vancouver

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

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Brooks F. Smith
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Vancouver
Freedom Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 106 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 74 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $2,550 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $530 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,250 • Waste removal and skip hire: $770 Every share and every dollar helps. - Brooks

Updates from Brooks

  1. Update from Vancouver: I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes. We're at 8% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 9% now ($241). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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    “Hang in there. Thought of Brooks all day after reading this. - Shinjuku”

  • Natalia Jimenez 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Every little bit. Thought of Brooks all day after reading this. - Houston”

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    “Happy to help. Please keep us posted. - Stellenbosch”

  • Elena Cunningham 🇺🇸 · $200

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Brooks all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Wagner Leandro Prado 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Praying for you. Hope the November deadline works out. - Juiz de Fora”

  • Théo Mathieu Martin 🇫🇷 · $100

    “Happy to help. Thought of Brooks all day after reading this. - Reims”

  • Janani Nadar 🇮🇳 · $200

    “Thought of Brooks all day after reading this. - Siliguri”

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  • Nadine Renate Klein 🇩🇪 · $78.50

    “All the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - Munich”

  • Stijn Hermans 🇳🇱 · $50
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  • You're not alone, Brooks. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings.

    • Hang in there, Brooks. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

      • Apurva K. DeshpandeAddress verified

        Sending strength. Great idea, hope you get there. After 9 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

        • You're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Ogbomosho this morning.

          • Sending good thoughts, Brooks. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.

            • shared this with my family. After 27 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

              • Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Busan.

                • best of luck, Brooks. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless

                  • projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings!

                    • Sending love, Brooks. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Bergamo.

                      • You're not alone, Brooks. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

                        • Rooting for you. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

                          • sending love. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                            • Yoga Reza UtomoPhoto verified

                              Stay strong, Brooks. Great idea, hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.

                              • Stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

                                • Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 37 people at work. Thinking of Vancouver.

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