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The Freedom vacant lot needs a skate park - Easton's neighborhood project

A community-led a skate park at the Freedom vacant lot that will serve 585 neighbors.

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Easton H. Hendricks
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Gold Coast
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a skate park. This year a group of 20 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 volunteer hours worth about $510, and the remaining cost is $3,050. It will serve about 585 people, including local farmers and market traders. 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. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $3,050 goes: • Materials: $2,450 • Permits and inspections: $145 • Safety equipment and signage: $155 • Tools hire and delivery: $300 Thank you so much. - Easton

Updates from Easton

  1. Quick update: $1,292 raised so far (42%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. We're at 27% thanks to 16 of you. I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  • Zalak M. Sathe 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Kasun Wasantha Bandara 🇱🇰 · $30

    “Hope this helps. Hope you get the rest soon. - Dehiwala”

  • Victor Uche Okoro 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Easton all day after reading this. - Epe”

  • Jade F. Burke 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Mahnoor Dua Orakzai 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Cláudio Eduardo Lopes 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Zoé Odette Sanchez 🇫🇷 · $20
  • Kalyani C. Menon 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Faith P. Hayes 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Muhammad Ahmed Tarar 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Yulia Yulia Orlov 🇺🇦 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Get well soon. My cousin told me about this one. - Worcester”

  • Chhaya C. Khanna 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Cristina Ana Stan 🇷🇴 · $500
  • Princess C. Navarro 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Michael A. Freeman 🇦🇺 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Easton all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

  • Luis Valdez 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Owen S. Jennings 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Be well. Thought of Easton all day after reading this. - Riverside”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • Zahra Malak ShakerPhoto verified

    thinking of you, Easton. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Jakarta Selatan so I could bring a meal. All the best

    • Take care, Easton. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

      • Rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Badagry!

        • thinking of you and your family, Easton. Hope you get there. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care

          • Take care, Easton. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.

            • You're not alone, Easton. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Gold Coast

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