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Restoring the Union hillside: a volunteer-led project in Corpus Christi

Volunteers are restoring the Union hillside in Corpus Christi; $2,050 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States2,253 views
Claire E. Ellis
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Corpus Christi
The Union hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 96 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 59 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 $2,050 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $850 • Tools and protective gear: $290 • Waste removal and skip hire: $670 • Signage and educational materials: $240 Thank you for reading my story.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Claire

  1. 28% there. the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Quick update: $553 raised so far (27%). I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($263 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “Thought of Claire all day after reading this. - Abuja”

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    “Thought of Claire all day after reading this. - Angeles”

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    “Rooting for you. Been where you are, it gets better. - Kolkata”

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    “Get well soon. Thought of Claire all day after reading this. - Tehuacán”

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  • Patrick K. Gray

    Thinking of you. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Mobile this morning.

    • Kebede Million Tilahun

      Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Manchester donated after I showed her your page. Take care.

      • Paulo José Medeiros

        Hope it all works out. More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.

        • Gonzalo B. Morales

          Sending good thoughts, Claire. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from San Diego

          • Brooks T. Murray

            Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Depok so I could bring a meal. Love from Cần Thơ.

            • Lavanya T. Raman

              wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Lahore

              $1,404 raised of $2,050

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