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Restoring the Freedom canal: a volunteer-led project in Sacramento

Volunteers are restoring the Freedom canal in Sacramento; $2,350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Isla G. Richards
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Sacramento
The Freedom canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 41 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 181 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $2,350 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $220 • Waste removal and skip hire: $630 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,500 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.

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  • Đức Khoa Dinh🇻🇳Verified helper
    Went above and beyond

    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

  • Emily D. Lombard🇿🇦Verified donor
    Patient and understanding

    Couldn't have asked for better support. They listened carefully, understood my situation deeply, and provided thoughtful advice that actually worked. Thank you so much.

  • Pamela M. Barrett🇳🇿Verified donor
    Outstanding person

    This is the kind of person who restores your faith in humanity. They didn't just offer help; they genuinely cared about my wellbeing and followed through on every commitment.

  • Clinton W. Abrahams🇿🇦Verified donor
    Helped when no one else could

    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

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  • Paresh B. PawarID verified

    Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 21 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything

    • sending love, Isla. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless

      • shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Vancouver but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Vancouver.

        • Sending strength, Isla. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer

          • Great idea, hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Sacramento

            • Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.

              • gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 8 people at work.

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