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The Freedom canal cleanup and restoration: help our volunteer crew

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Freedom canal needs $1,700 for saplings and equipment.

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Thierry Moulin
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Marseille
The Freedom canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This October, 32 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 144 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 $1,700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $740 • Tools and protective gear: $220 • Waste removal and skip hire: $570 • Signage and educational materials: $170 Every share and every dollar helps. - Thierry
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Emilio L. Ramos

    This could happen to any of us. After 15 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything

    • Madhu R. ShuklaQuestionAddress verified

      How is Thierry doing now?

      • Venkat L. Venkatesh

        Best of luck, Thierry. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Embakasi!

        • Ella StevensID verified

          hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. It's not much but it's yours!

          • Roman P. Li

            Sending love, Thierry. More neighborhoods should do this. Please keep us posted

            • Saima Ayesha Khan

              reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope January is when things finally get easier

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