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Sycamore Park needs a skate park - Wilma's neighborhood project
Volunteers in Amsterdam are raising $2,600 for a skate park at Sycamore Park.
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands3,580 views
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a skate park. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including the parish youth group, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Sycamore Park, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $2,600.
It will serve about 454 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in September 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 $2,600 goes:
• Materials: $2,000
• Permits and inspections: $125
• Safety equipment and signage: $115
• Tools hire and delivery: $360
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Wilma
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- Ruth F. Johnston 🇺🇸 · $200
- Rong Lin Cui 🇨🇦 · $100
“Shared with friends too. - Sherbrooke”
- Rodel H. Rivera 🇵🇭 · $100
“From my family to yours. Please keep us posted. - Pasig”
- Obinna Ikenna Alabi 🇳🇬 · $100
- Padma G. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $100
“Best of luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Noida”
- Matthew K. Parker 🇬🇧 · $100
- Alamin Jahid Saha 🇮🇳 · $100
“Hope this covers a bit of it. - Howrah”
- Paisley P. Gutierrez 🇬🇧 · $100
- Paloma L. Cruz 🇦🇷 · $100
- Temitope Ife Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $100
- Aylin Zeynep Yıldırım 🇹🇷 · $79.50
“Hang in there. My sister told me about this one. - Kadıköy”
- Valentina Viviane Fernandes 🇧🇷 · $79
- Freya Hermansson 🇸🇪 · $75
- Bhavna N. Meena 🇮🇳 · $75
- Alexandre Garnier 🇫🇷 · $50
“Saw your post and had to give. - Poitiers”
- Brian G. Wheeler 🇨🇦 · $50
“Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Burnaby”
- Henrique André Silva 🇧🇷 · $50
- Angela L. Long 🇬🇧 · $50
- Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $50
“Wishing you the best. - Marrakesh”
- Wayne C. Long 🇬🇧 · $50
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Amsterdam
Thank you. If you're in Amsterdam I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.
Good luck, Wilma. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Amsterdam
Sending strength, Wilma. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Wilma.
Materials is $2,000 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for asking.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care!
Thanks for sharing this, Wilma. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Celaya donated after I showed her your page.
Praying for you, Wilma. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Hope it all works out, Wilma. Great idea, hope you get there. Take care.
Any update on how things are going in Amsterdam?
You're not alone, Wilma. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best.
Sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Gujranwala this morning. Take care
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Amsterdam.
Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Amsterdam
Keep going, Wilma. I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Ubud.
Take care, Wilma. This could happen to any of us. All the best.