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The old Pioneer bus depot needs a solar-powered water pump - Mateus's neighborhood project

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a solar-powered water pump - we need $1,250 for materials.

🇧🇷 Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil1,560 views
Mateus Heitor Figueiredo
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Guarulhos
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 26 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Pioneer bus depot, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $1,250. It will serve about 414 people, including school children and their families. 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 $1,250 goes: • Materials: $1,050 • Permits and inspections: $55 • Safety equipment and signage: $55 • Tools hire and delivery: $90 Thanks for being kind about this. - Mateus
#community#volunteer-led#neighborhood

Updates from Mateus

  1. Thank you all. We're at 13% now ($164). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Update from Guarulhos: the plan for tools hire and delivery is now scheduled. We're at 28% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “From my family to yours. Thought of Mateus all day after reading this. - Riverside”

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  • Alice C. WellsPhoto verified

    Stay strong, Mateus. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.

    • Rabia Zara RanaQuestion

      is there anything that isn't money that would help Mateus?

      • Sunil N. Tripathi

        sending strength, Mateus. Hope you get there

        • Aileen K. Tolentino

          Take care. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Dallas.

          • Hazel M. Valdez

            Keep going, Mateus. Hope this works out for you. God bless.

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