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Restoring the Unity riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Tel Aviv
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Unity riverbank needs $2,300 for saplings and equipment.
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel2,077 views
The Unity riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 45 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 $2,300 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $980
• Tools and protective gear: $450
• Waste removal and skip hire: $690
• Signage and educational materials: $180
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Gili
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“Thought of Gili all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
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“Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Kraków”
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“Best of luck. Please keep us posted. - Nakuru”
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“Thought of Gili all day after reading this. - Saint-Denis”
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“From my family to yours. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Jeddah”
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Keep going, Gili. I hope things turn around soon. Take care.
Rooting for you, Gili. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Riyadh donated after I showed her your page. Love from Riyadh
Keep going, Gili. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't give up. Love from León.
Thinking of you and your family, Gili. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
Sending strength. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Dwarka.
How is Gili doing now?
Take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Gili?
Thank you. If you're in Tel Aviv I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Good luck, Gili. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Arusha.
Rooting for you, Gili. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Wudil this morning. Greetings from Wudil.
Best of luck. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Love from Sherbrooke.
Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.
Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. Love from Palermo.
Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Tel Aviv
Rooting for you, Gili. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. After 14 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Barcelona.
Take care, Gili. Great idea, hope you get there. Sent it to 13 people at work. Take care
Hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Nashik donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Nashik.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Tel Aviv.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
Sending love. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Mombasa.
take care, Gili. More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Love from Grand Rapids
Thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Greetings from São Paulo.
Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Kharkiv.
keep going, Gili. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Keep going, Gili. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best
Take care, Gili. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Thủ Đức but we're thinking of you. Love from Thủ Đức.
Good luck, Gili. Hope you get there. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Stay strong, Gili. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Pretoria.
Stay strong, Gili. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Thane.
keep going, Gili. Hope you get there. Blessings.
Hang in there, Gili. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Yekaterinburg.
hope things get better soon. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Bangkok.