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Restoring Harmony Beach: a volunteer-led project in Istanbul
Help us clean and replant Harmony Beach before the February planting window closes.
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Harmony Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This October, 86 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 157 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $450 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $240
• Tools and protective gear: $55
• Waste removal and skip hire: $145
• Signage and educational materials: $10
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Orhan
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So sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too!
Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope February is when things finally get easier. Love from Gazipur
Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Rome donated after I showed her your page. All the best.