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The Union riverbank cleanup and restoration: help our volunteer crew

Help us clean and replant the Union riverbank before the October planting window closes.

🇬🇧 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom726 views
Randall H. Hanson
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Sheffield
The Union riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 119 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 61 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $1,600 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $500 • Tools and protective gear: $210 • Waste removal and skip hire: $660 • Signage and educational materials: $230 With deep gratitude, Randall

Updates from Randall

  1. Quick update: $125 raised so far (8%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 6% now ($100). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.

  • Levi Whitaker 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Hope this helps. From Arlington with love. - Arlington”

  • Fernanda P. Cabrera 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Roman Mikhail Boyko 🇷🇺 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Please keep us posted. - Moscow”

  • Zubby Babatunde Falana 🇳🇬 · $17

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Abuja”

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  • Yusuf ÖzkanQuestion

    can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Sheffield

    • Thank you. If you're in Sheffield I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.

  • James G. RamosVerified organization

    Thinking of you, Randall. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from San Diego.

    • Sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up.

      • Keep going, Randall. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Blessings.

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