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The Maple vacant lot needs a solar-powered water pump - Sylvie's neighborhood project
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a solar-powered water pump - we need $2,450 for materials.
🇫🇷 Île-de-France, France3,632 views
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 18 volunteers, including a group of teenagers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Maple vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $2,450.
It will serve about 409 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in May 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 $2,450 goes:
• Materials: $2,050
• Tools hire and delivery: $180
• Permits and inspections: $220
With deep gratitude,
Sylvie
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So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Wishing you peace. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care
Rooting for you, Sylvie. Shared this with my family. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Boulogne-Billancourt
Good luck, Sylvie. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Boulogne-Billancourt.