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Sycamore Park needs a sensory garden for children with autism - Patrick's neighborhood project
A community-led a sensory garden for children with autism at Sycamore Park that will serve 318 neighbors.
🇺🇸 95165, San Jose, California, United States893 views
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Sycamore Park, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $2,000.
It will serve about 318 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in October and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance.
Where the $2,000 goes:
• Materials: $1,150
• Permits and inspections: $340
• Safety equipment and signage: $185
• Tools hire and delivery: $325
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Patrick
Small update. $689 so far, the plan for materials is now scheduled.
Update from San Jose: I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. We're at 22% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $10
- Gennaro Dario Lombardi 🇮🇹 · $100
- Ebuka Femi Lawal 🇳🇬 · $100
- Rajan K. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $10
- Randall A. Peters 🇺🇸 · $50
- Alexander L. Wallace 🇺🇸 · $20
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $28
“Best of luck. I'm in Milan, thinking of you. - Milan”
- Thủy Phương Ngo 🇻🇳 · $100
“Wish I could do more. My mother told me about this one. - Cầu Giấy”
- Yash C. Deshpande 🇮🇳 · $10
- Cameron Santos 🇬🇧 · $250
- Heather B. Patel 🇺🇸 · $5
- Joshua J. Aguilar 🇵🇭 · $20
“Best of luck. Thought of Patrick all day after reading this. - Quezon City”
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $12
- Kai J. Navarro 🇬🇧 · $200
- Selam Tigist Kahsay 🇪🇹 · $25
- Bithi Shefali Islam 🇧🇩 · $177
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Hope things get better soon, Patrick. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of San Jose
best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Córdoba so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Quezon City
Rooting for you, Patrick. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Surabaya.