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Restoring the Sycamore hillside: a volunteer-led project in Uberlândia
Volunteers are restoring the Sycamore hillside in Uberlândia; $850 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
🇧🇷 Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil681 views
The Sycamore hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 62 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 86 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 $850 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $70
• Waste removal and skip hire: $220
• Native saplings and stakes: $560
With deep gratitude,
Guilherme
Updates from Guilherme
Good news. Because of your gifts ($111 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 7% funded and the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled.
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $4
“Wish I could do more. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Lecce”
- Adrian L. Moore 🇺🇸 · $10
- Todd B. Hayes 🇺🇸 · $5
- Yupin Hathai Saetang 🇹🇭 · $50
“Please keep us posted. - Pattaya”
- Elijah J. Carr 🇳🇿 · $20
- Meng Zhou 🇺🇸 · $41
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Guilherme
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. tools and protective gear comes first ($70) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Appreciate you taking the time.
Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless
Sending good thoughts, Guilherme. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best
Any update on how things are going in Uberlândia?
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Uberlândia
Stay strong. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care.
Rooting for you, Guilherme. This could happen to any of us. All the best.
Wishing you peace, Guilherme. This could happen to any of us.