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Yard rescue for Federico, 82: fallen trees and overgrown beds
Federico, 82, can no longer manage the yard after a storm; we're looking for helpers with chainsaws and rakes.
🇮🇹 Messina, Sicily, Italy670 views
I'm 82 and I have lived in this house in Messina for 37 years. After the storm in May, two large branches and a fallen fence have blocked the back door and the garden path. I can no longer manage them myself because of poor eyesight.
The council has told me it will be twelve weeks before they can send someone. I'd feel much safer if it were cleared sooner.
Help needed: someone with a chainsaw, plus a few people with rakes and gloves. I'll provide tea, sandwiches and the green waste bags. A few hours will do.
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- effort
- 3–5 hours
- format
- In person in Messina
- skills
- chainsaw, gardening, hauling
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People who offered to help
- Paul Kunle Lasisi 🇳🇬 Accepted
I live about 19 km from Messina. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need! Free this month.
- Beatrice Nyambura Opio 🇰🇪
I live about 19 km from Messina. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Flexible on timing.
- Veronica Pellegrini 🇮🇹
I live about 10 km from Messina. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need.
- Satria Irfan Saputra 🇮🇩
i'm a graphic designer and I'm free on Fridays. Happy to help. Happy to chat first.
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Take care. Get well soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this, Federico. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Messina.
Stay strong, Federico. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope August is when things finally get easier. God bless.
thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless
Hang in there. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
Sending good thoughts, Federico. Hope you get there. Take care.
Sending love. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Love from Santa Fe.
praying for you. Wishing Federico a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'll check back for the next update
wishing Federico a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
Hope it all works out. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Don't give up
Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Manukau so I could bring a meal.
Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Hyderabad
sending good thoughts, Federico. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.