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

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a skate park - we need $550 for materials.

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Joy Esther Popoola
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Port Harcourt
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a skate park. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Freedom vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $550. It will serve about 348 people, including children, seniors and people with disabilities. 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 $550 goes: • Materials: $410 • Permits and inspections: $40 • Safety equipment and signage: $30 • Tools hire and delivery: $70 If you're reading this, thank you.

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  • Dan Tudor Dumitru🇷🇴Verified donor
    Great help in a difficult time

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

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    Delivered on promises

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  • Praying for you, Joy. Looking forward to the next update.

    • Elias KellyQuestion

      can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Port Harcourt!

      • Thank you. If you're in Port Harcourt I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.

    • Praying for you, Joy. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care

      • Lộc Đức LeID verified

        Sending love, Joy. More neighborhoods should do this. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Munich.

        • Mateo T. WangPhoto verified

          Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Wudil but we're thinking of you. All the best.

          • Jose L. MurrayPhoto verified

            praying for you. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Port Harcourt!

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