Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
MoneyCommunity projects

The Baobab vacant lot needs a sensory garden for children with autism - Sharon's neighborhood project

Volunteers in Aurora are raising $2,250 for a sensory garden for children with autism at the Baobab vacant lot.

🇺🇸 Illinois, United States1,138 views
Sharon Calloway
Email verified
Aurora
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 20 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Baobab vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $2,250. It will serve about 520 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in August 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 $2,250 goes: • Materials: $870 • Permits and inspections: $290 • Safety equipment and signage: $450 • Tools hire and delivery: $640 Thank you for reading my story. - Sharon
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Sharon

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($513 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Eva A. Allen 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Stay strong. - Raleigh”

  • Giovanna Veronica De Luca 🇮🇹 · $5

    “Every little bit. Thought of Sharon all day after reading this. - Messina”

  • Ivan Taras Tarasov 🇺🇦 · $25

    “You got this. I'm in Odesa, thinking of you. - Odesa”

  • Brett H. Isaacs 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Gabriela G. Castillo 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Yiğit Yıldırım 🇹🇷 · $20
  • Antonio G. Lara 🇪🇸 · $250

    “Hope the August deadline works out. - Girona”

  • Anyango Muthoni Swai 🇰🇪 · $15
  • Cynthia T. Mason 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Haris Bilal Mirza 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Sunil R. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Rohan T. Kashyap 🇦🇺 · $72
  • Karin Helene Lorenz 🇩🇪 · $25

    “Stay strong - Regensburg”

  • Zainab Hina Malik 🇵🇰 · $286
  • Larissa Letícia Moreira 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Mihret Aster Mekonnen 🇪🇹 · $20
  • Shuvo Sumon Zaman 🇧🇩 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Sharon all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Aarón M. Ruiz 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Good luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Allentown”

  • William Michael Darko 🇬🇭 · $100

    “Praying for you. My colleague told me about this one. - Tamale”

  • Jéssica Lorena Miranda 🇧🇷 · $75

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Jorge C. RuizID verified

    gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from São Paulo.

    • Hamza Nasser Mostafa

      Sending good thoughts, Sharon. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Abuja donated after I showed her your page.

      • Janani S. Rajan

        wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Medina.

        • Gabriel N. Duarte

          Hang in there, Sharon. Hope this works out for you. All the best.

          • Dustin S. Ford

            It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Winston-Salem.

            • Rodel A. AlcantaraPhoto verified

              Wishing you the best, Sharon. Shared this with my family.

              • Graciela D. Serrano

                Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Aurora!

                • Isabel J. Aguilar

                  So sorry you're going through this, Sharon. Shared it with a few friends

                  • Rina Salma Zaman

                    Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Istanbul but we're thinking of you. Love from Istanbul

                    • Ephrem Hailu Assefa

                      Praying for you, Sharon. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

                      $1,761 raised of $2,250

                      Give

                      More people who need help