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The Freedom vacant lot needs a free library and reading room - Hasan's neighborhood project

Volunteers in Kadıköy are raising $450 for a free library and reading room at the Freedom vacant lot.

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Hasan Mustafa Arslan
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Kadıköy
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a free library and reading room. This year a group of 12 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Freedom vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $450. It will serve about 141 people, including local farmers and market traders. We'll hold a build day in December 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 $450 goes: • Tools hire and delivery: $125 • Permits and inspections: $45 • Materials: $280 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Hasan
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Hasan

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 21% funded and I made the first payment toward permits and inspections.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($130 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Tanvi P. Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $66

    “Happy to help. Only $66 but hope it helps.”

  • Théo Sébastien Fabre 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Hope you get the rest soon. - Reims”

  • Yusuf Oky Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $25

    “Thought of Hasan all day after reading this.”

  • Jorge Antônio Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Luis Pohl 🇩🇪 · $20

    “Hang in there. Thought of Hasan all day after reading this. - Berlin”

  • Kamala Parvati Bhattarai 🇳🇵 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Hasan all day after reading this.”

  • Uche Nnamdi Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Hope this helps. I'm in Ibadan, thinking of you. - Ibadan”

  • Laxman Manoj Neupane 🇳🇵 · $10
  • Lourdes R. Franco 🇲🇽 · $5

    “Keep your head up. Small amount but sent with love. - León”

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  • Brian Ssebuliba TemboQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hasan.

    • Hasan Mustafa ArslanOwnerAnswer

      The list at the bottom is the whole picture. tools hire and delivery is the biggest at $125. Thanks for asking.

  • Joyce Wambui Lyimo

    sending strength, Hasan. More neighborhoods should do this.

    • Divina D. Martinez

      thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out.

      • Eva Petra De Wit

        It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Kadıköy

        $231 raised of $450

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