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Restoring Unity Beach: a volunteer-led project in Aurora

Volunteers are restoring Unity Beach in Aurora; $1,900 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States3,306 views
Joshua Carter
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Aurora
Unity Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 70 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 43 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $1,900 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $1,300 • Waste removal and skip hire: $430 • Signage and educational materials: $170 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.

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    “Thinking of you. Gave what I could this week. - Cambridge”

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    “God bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Bucaramanga”

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    “Happy to help. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Caloocan”

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    “Stay strong. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Guadalajara”

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  • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Joshua

    • good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Hyderabad.

      • Bolaji Yinka IdowuPhoto verified

        Sending strength, Joshua. Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Çankaya.

        • Thinking of you. Hope you get there. Don't give up. Greetings from Iloilo City

          • You're not alone. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings

            • Stay strong, Joshua. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

              • I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 15 people at work. Take care.

                • Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Aurora.

                  • Hang in there. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings!

                    • Hang in there, Joshua. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My neighbor in Naivasha donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Aurora

                      • you're not alone, Joshua. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

                        • Thanks for sharing this, Joshua. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.

                          • Hope you get there. Love from Gondar.

                            • Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Arusha.

                              • Wishing you peace. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Please keep us posted.

                                • Landon D. JuarezID verified

                                  Hope it all works out, Joshua. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Aurora

                                  • Rafael C. AriasID verified

                                    Rooting for you, Joshua. Shared this with my family. God bless.

                                    • rooting for you. More neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours.

                                      • Praying for you, Joshua. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Aurora

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