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The old Unity bus depot needs a repair café workshop - Ion's neighborhood project
A community-led a repair café workshop at the old Unity bus depot that will serve 562 neighbors.
🇷🇴 București, București, Romania1,049 views
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 27 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Unity bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated timber, and the remaining cost is $1,000.
It will serve about 562 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in November 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 $1,000 goes:
• Materials: $610
• Permits and inspections: $115
• Safety equipment and signage: $165
• Tools hire and delivery: $110
Thanks for reading all this.
- Ion
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- Anthony A. Ellis 🇬🇧 · $50
- Russell P. Dean 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $10
- Svetlana Kateryna Kuznetsov 🇷🇺 · $50
- Rohan K. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $5
“Every little bit. Been where you're, it gets better. - Siliguri”
- Zhi Ying Chen 🇺🇸 · $100
- Hana Maryam Bakr 🇸🇦 · $27
- Cristina T. Herrera 🇲🇽 · $72
“Rooting for you. Only $72 but hope it helps. - Ciudad de México”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
- Lillian F. Gardner 🇦🇺 · $5
- Popy Tithi Sikder 🇧🇩 · $70
“All the best. Thought of Ion all day after reading this.”
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Take care, Ion. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
Hope it all works out, Ion. Looking forward to the next update. After 7 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Ion
hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Gangnam donated after I showed her your page
Rooting for you, Ion. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Tucson but we're thinking of you. Take care
Rooting for you, Ion. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of București.
Sending love, Ion. More neighborhoods should do this
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Ottawa.
Take care, Ion. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Ankara so I could bring a meal. God bless.