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Restoring the Unity riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Messina
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Unity riverbank needs $1,550 for saplings and equipment.
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The Unity riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 94 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 108 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $1,550 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $480
• Tools and protective gear: $460
• Waste removal and skip hire: $400
• Signage and educational materials: $210
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Hamza
Updates from Hamza
22% there. the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled. Thank you.
43% there. the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled. Thank you.
Quick update: $699 raised so far (45%). I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Sending good thoughts. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't give up. All the best.
Best of luck, Hamza. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Messina
Good luck, Hamza. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Wishing you the best, Hamza. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Malmö.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Messina!
Thank you. If you're in Messina I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Hang in there, Hamza. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best
Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. All the best!
thinking of you and your family, Hamza. More neighborhoods should do this. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
So sorry you're going through this. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care